Sheldon Krimsky

Tufts University

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Professor of at Tufts University, focusing on the linkages between science, ethics and public policy; editor of Race and the Genetic Revolution: Science, Myth and Culture

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Ever since scientists discovered they could tamper with genetic material, people have questioned whether the technology is too powerful and too dangerous to unleash on the world.

Editing Your DNA: The Promises and the Risks

Ever since scientists discovered they could tamper with genetic material, people have questioned whether the technology is too powerful and too dangerous to unleash on the world.

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