Topic: Biological Disaster

1 chapters across the catalog

61: Mark My Words
3:31:04 - 3:36:24

61: Mark My Words

Invasive Species, Biological Disaster, Informed Consent

Jennifer Kahn's TED talk on gene drives is used to illustrate how the technology could be used to eliminate "invasive species" by ensuring only male offspring are born. The hosts warn that humans could be labeled as an "invasive species" by those in power. They argue that the lack of informed consent regarding mRNA and gene-editing technology is a "disingenuous" word game played by the scientific community.