#31: The Genetic Age: Our Perilous Quest To Edit Life by Matthew Cobb

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#31: The Genetic Age: Our Perilous Quest To Edit Life by Matthew Cobb

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Episode Synopsis

Matthew Cobb is a is professor of Zoology at the University of Manchester. His latest book is The Genetic Age: Our Perilous Quest To Edit Life Some of the topics we discussed includes: What were his worries of genetic engineering (GE) that led him to writing the book?The business of GE and what the influx of money changed.Why was the year 1980 pivotal for GE?How did GE change cultural agriculture?  What is CRISPR?Why must the dreams and nightmares of GE go hand in hand?  The Book and Audiobook:  The Genetic Age: Our Perilous Quest To Edit Life is out now.You can also follow him on twitter @matthewcobbAs of now, my podcast is biweekly.Please don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast so you’re in the loop whenever a new episode comes out… and also connect with me on Instagram or email so we can keep the conversation going and share with each other fascinating content. www.instagram.com/SoundsAboutPod Are you an author that will like to be  on the next episode of the podcast?Listeners: Did I cover a book you read or listened to? Did I discuss the things which also stuck out to you? Or did I miss it out?..... get in touch, and let me know what your experience was or to give me audiobook recommendations: [email protected]

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