EPISODE · Aug 8, 2022 · 41 MIN
THE WORLDS 1ST GENETICALLY MODIFIED HUMANS - EBEN KIRKSEY - SPEAKER, TEACHER & WRITER
from THE ONE'S CHANGING THE WORLD -PODCAST · host THE ONE'S CHANGING THE WORLD - future tech meets sustainability podcast in India
#genetics #genomeediting #crispr #mutants Dr. Jiankui He created the world's 1st genetically modified twins, lulu & nana, CRISPR the gene-editing tool allows for precise editing of the DNA, while the world debates on the pros & cons of genetic editing there are bio-hackers that are experimenting on themselves as well as working on creating genetically modified animals & food. Eben Kirksey is an anthropologist, writer, and storyteller. He is a politically savvy activist who occasionally engages in artistic experiments, Eben attended the University of Oxford as a British Marshall Scholar and earned his Ph.D. from the University of California at Santa Cruz. Currently, he is Associate Professor (Research) at Alfred Deakin Institute in Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of various books including The Mutant Project (2020), a book that follows some of the world’s first genetically modified people, https://eben-kirksey.space http://ebenkirksey.blogspot.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/eben-kirksey-917b61165 https://twitter.com/eben_kirksey https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/people/eben-kirksey Click the link below to buy- "The Mutant Project" https://www.amazon.in/Mutant-Project-Inside-Global-Genetically/dp/1250265355
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