In this episode we're featuring an excerpt from a recent lecture given by Pulitzer prize-winner Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee. Dr. Mukherjee is best known for his 2010 book "The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer" and his 2016 book called "The Gene: An Intimate History ". On October 10, 2017 Dr. Mukherjee visited New York University to give the Inaugural William C. Stubing Memorial Lecture called “Are We Ready to Edit Our Genomes?” where he presented a snapshot of the past, present and possible future of gene editing, and raised many scientific, humanistic and ethical questions about this rapidly evolving field. Also joining us on this podcast is S. Matthew Liao, the Director of the Center for Bioethics here at NYU GPH and also the Arthur Zitrin Professor of Bioethics. Stay tuned after listening to Dr. Mukherjee's lecture, as Professor Liao will be joining us in the second part of the episode with some thoughts and reflections about this complex and exciting field of work.

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