Anthropologist and author Eben Kirksey discusses his interest in somatic and hereditary human genome editing, particularly the impact on patients and practitioners, the history of CCR5 gene editing, and recalls his exceptional reporting in China in the wake of the CRISPR babies scandal, all of which is included in his riveting book “The Mutant Project” (2020).

The architect of base editing and prime editing, Harvard University chemist David R. Liu, recalls the genesis of the technology and discusses exciting preclinical results and potential future applications.

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In this podcast, Mendelspod host Theral Timpson interviews Kevin Davies about his latest book, "Editing Humanity: The CRISPR Revolution and the New Era of Genome Editing".

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A conversation with Dame Kay Davies, University of Oxford geneticist and co-chair of the just-published international commission report on Hereditary Human Genome Editing (HHGE), which lays out a roadmap for if, when, and how we should proceed with embryo editing for couples with severe genetic diseases.

A discussion with Luciano Marraffini, the Rockefeller University microbiologist who has made several fundamental contributions in the brief history of CRISPR biology and genome editing.

Canadian law professor Bartha Knoppers (McGill University) talks about her long-standing interests in genetics, bioethics, human rights and her latest role studying the clinical implementation of genome editing.

A towering figure in genomics for three decades, George Church (Harvard Medical School) discusses pigs, mammoths, organoids, CRISPR babies, and why M stands for multiplexing.

The recently retired founding CEO of Sangamo Therapeutics, Edward Lanphier, shares stories from two decades at the helm of the first biotech company to develop and take genome editing, using zinc finger nucleases, into the clinic.

One of the pioneers of gene editing, biochemist Dana Carroll (University of Utah), reflects on the crucial early years developing zinc finger nucleases and the prospects for genome editing.

The director of “Human Nature” takes us behind the camera to discuss the making of the new documentary film that superbly captures the story of CRISPR.