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Essential Unanswered Questions re Pandemic Origins

Essential Unanswered Questions re Pandemic Origins 300 168 Jamie Metzl

Today, I posted a list of 23 essential questions regarding pandemic origins on Twitter. That thread is linked here and reproduced below. We all remain at unnecessary risk until we…

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Our WHO Expert Committee Report on Human Genome Editing

Our WHO Expert Committee Report on Human Genome Editing 243 208 Jamie Metzl

As you may know, I’ve had the great honor of serving as a member of the World Health Organization expert advisory committee on human genome editing, created by WHO Director…

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Human Genetic Engineering and the Catholic Church

Human Genetic Engineering and the Catholic Church 512 423 Jamie Metzl

I was deeply honored to be invited last year to speak on the future of human genetic engineering at a small and high-level Vatican conference. While I do not agree…

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Virtualizing our Physical Lives

Virtualizing our Physical Lives 310 163 Jamie Metzl

As more of us sensibly restrict our social interactions in an effort to slow the spread of this coronavirus, we will speed up a process of virtualizing our physical world…

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Has the Third CRISPR Baby Already Been Born?

Has the Third CRISPR Baby Already Been Born? 800 480 Jamie Metzl

For years, I have been saying the genetics revolution is not just coming but already here. As we unlock the secrets of our genomes and systems biology more broadly, we…

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