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Brendan Foht (The New Atlantis) and George Church (Harvard Medical School, Wyss Institute)
- George’s project to synthesize the human genome . 00:00
- Fighting climate change by resurrecting the mammoth . 07:29
- Applying gene editing to human reproduction . 13:33
- Can gene tech make up for stagnation in pharmaceutical research? . 27:38
- The role of chance in genetic engineering breakthroughs . 33:02
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Recorded:Oct 31
Posted:Dec 4, 2016
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