Category Archives: genetics
The dawn of de-extinction
Hank Greely and Jake Sherkow discuss the science, morals, and ethics of de-extinction: bringing extinct species back to life. As lawyers with an interest in biotechnologies, Hank and Jake explain how they first got involved with de-extinciton, how scientists propose … Continue reading
Filed under biology, conservation, evolution, extinction, genetics, health, law, technology
Tracing networks of disease
We revisit our conversation with biological anthropologist James Holland Jones, who explains how diseases typically spread from animal to human populations and how that might change as our planet continues to warm. He also discusses how we might prevent future … Continue reading
Filed under biology, evolution, genetics, health, population
Genetic evolution & the antiquated concept of race
Evolutionary biologist Marcus Feldman uses DNA to understand early human migration out of Africa. In this interview, we learn the utility of language, how and why early humans spread to all continents, and the idea that people still don’t “have … Continue reading
Filed under biology, evolution, genetics, population
Life in the Post Natural World
Curator for the Museum of PostNatural History in Pittsburgh, PA and assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon, Richard (Rich) Pell describes a new way for us to view how humans control the evolutionary path of other organisms – the growing field … Continue reading
Filed under biology, evolution, genetics, population, technology
