Paul Knoepfler

UC Davis

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Professor at the UC Davis medical school and the author of GMO Sapiens: The Life-Changing Science of Designer Babies

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Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua are two monkey clones in China. It’s the first time researchers have cloned a primate, and it could lead to major medical advances.

How close are we to cloning humans?

Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua are two monkey clones in China. It’s the first time researchers have cloned a primate, and it could lead to major medical advances.

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If we have the ability to make “designer babies,” should we? We might be able to overcome gene-related diseases, like Huntington’s disease, Down syndrome and even cancer.

Gene Editing

If we have the ability to make “designer babies,” should we? We might be able to overcome gene-related diseases, like Huntington’s disease, Down syndrome and even cancer.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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