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The Case for Rewriting Nature's Code | with Ben Lamm
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Words like "de-extinction" and "cloning" are often associated with dystopian science fiction stories, but reality tells a more hopeful tale.
Ben Lamm, CEO and co-founder of Colossal Biosciences, joins host Zachary Karabell to argue that de-extinction, genetic engineering, and biotechnology can fix the harms humans have caused to our environment and prevent us from passing down genetic diseases.
Ben discusses the role of government in regulating private companies, ethical standards, and his personal decision to stop his children from inheriting a genetic mutation that contributed to a life-threatening illness.
What Could Go Right? is produced by The Progress Network and Kaleidoscope.
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