We are celebrating five years on the air! To honor science, and the work of scientists, we are dissecting one calendar date (August 28) and describing some of the historical advances that occurred in STEM on that date! Chlorine gas was initially isolated, and the Burgess Shale fossils were discovered on August 28th. The first successful gene therapy trial was performed, and the first human embryos were gene-edited using CRISPR-Cas9 on that day. In addition to the amazing things that happened in science on August 28, we also discuss three pivotal civil rights events that occurred then. ‘Bench Talk: The Week in Science’ is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/posts/?ref=page_internal