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

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 @matthewcobb



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