New Scientist Instant Expert series: the ‘Genetics Revolution’

Part of the Instant Expert series, this event entitled the ‘Genetics Revolution’ featured 6 leading experts who talked about the following topics:
Gene editing with CRISPR; Whether DNA is destiny, Nature vs Nurture; The science of epigenetics; Genome sequencing and consumer DNA testing and finally, the ethics of creating new life.

Thanks to the speakers for a very enjoyable and insightful event:
· Dr Kerstin Meyer, Principal Staff Scientist, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
· Nessa Carey, British biologist, Visiting Professor, Imperial College London
· Antony Adamson, Senior Experimental Officer, University of Manchester
· Dana MacGregor, Plant Molecular Geneticist, Rothamsted Research
· Marina Silva, Postdoctoral Fellow, The Francis Crick Institute
· Subhadra Das, Author, historian, broadcaster, and comedian

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