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Gene Editing Governance & Dr. He Jiankui, with Jeffrey Kahn

Gene Editing Governance & Dr. He Jiankui, with Jeffrey Kahn

FromCarnegie Council Podcasts


Gene Editing Governance & Dr. He Jiankui, with Jeffrey Kahn

FromCarnegie Council Podcasts

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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Dec 2, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Jeffrey Kahn, director of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute for Bioethics, discusses the many governance issues connected to gene editing. Plus, he gives a first-hand account of an historic conference in Hong Kong last year in which Dr. He Jiankui shared his research on the birth of the world's first germline genetically engineered babies. What's the future of the governance of this emerging technology?
Released:
Dec 2, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Listen to events at Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Speakers and interviewees include distinguished authors, government and UN officials, economists, and policymakers. Topics range from the ethics of war and peace, to religion in politics, to issues at the forefront of global social justice. To learn more, visit our website at http://www.carnegiecouncil.org.