An Ethical Minefield Where Control Invites Chaos
June 19, 2017
Broad Institute, Coming to Terms with CRISPR, Crack in Creation, CRSPR, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Feng Zang, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Jennifer Doudna, Robert Kolker0 Comment
When Jennifer Doudna at Berkley and Emmanuelle Charpentier of France collaborated on their CRISPR research, a gene-editing tool, (Blogs 9/11/15, 6/15/16) they little imagined they’d be starting a war. But when Feng Zang, of the Broad Institute at Harvard/MIT, tried to patent his
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September 11, 2015
Amy Maxmen, Crispr-Cas9, Emmanuelle Charpentier, genetic engineering, Jennifer Doundna, Madam Curie, standards for genetic engineering research, The Genesis Engine
The other day my 94 year-old psychologist friend sat down opposite me as I was having lunch at the retirement center. I was munching dutifully on a slab of grilled tofu and a few roasted potatoes, nourishing stuff, but uninspiring. He looked at my plate with a blank expression. “The
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