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To the Point

Creating a synthetic human genome

Hosted by Warren Olney Dec. 26, 2016 National
Creating synthetic humans sounds like science fiction, but genetic science has advanced so fast that the possibility is becoming a fact. On this special rebroadcast of To the Point, we talk with the geneticist who's leading the way and hear about ethical and religious objections.

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Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Paul von Zielbauer, Evan George

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