Thermonuclear Takes: CRISPR Babies, Future of the Show

In this episode of Physical Attraction, we'll talk about the
breaking news surrounding the birth of the world's first
genetically modified CRISPR baby. 

"He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who claims to have helped
produce the first people born with edited genomes — twin girls —
appeared today at a gene-editing summit in Hong Kong to explain
his experiment. He gave his talk amid threats of legal action and
mounting questions, from the scientific community and beyond,
about the ethics of his work and the way in which he released the
results."  - Nature Magazine.

This experiment, which - if confirmed - marks the first instance
where a genetically modified human was born - may well have
crossed the Rubicon and opened Pandora's Box on behalf of
humanity, to mix metaphors. An ethical and scientific storm is
already brewing. We'll describe and discuss the experiment, and
what it might mean, and then brief you on the future of the
show.

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