New tools like gene editing allow humans to change nature to their liking. Jamie Metzl, author of Hacking Darwin, illustrates what’s now possible and asks how far we should go.
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Are We Ready for Genetically Modified Humans?
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Jamie Metzl
Futurist & Author
Jamie Metzl is a futurist, geopolitical expert, science fiction novelist, and faculty member of Singularity University’s Exponential Medicine track, and a Senior Fellow of the Atlantic Council. He was recently appointed to the World Health Organization expert advisory committee on human genome editing.
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