Dolly the sheep was cloned in 1996, but no human being has ever been duplicated. Now there's the possibility of creating a human from scratch. Genetic scientists have already mapped the human genome, opening the possibility of eliminating disease. A Harvard geneticist is raising money to manufacture a human genome with the potential of creating a synthetic person who has no parents. We talk with him and others — including fellow scientists — who raise ethical and religious objections that he's going too far too fast.
The quest for synthetic humans
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Guests:
George Church - Harvard Medical School / Synthetic Human Genome Project -
@geochurch,
Antonio Regalado - MIT Technology Review -
@antonioregalado,
Laurie Zoloth - Northwestern University / Genetic Literacy Project -
@GeneticLiteracy,
Jon Entine - Genetic Literacy Project -
@JonEntine
Host:
Warren Olney
Producers:
Paul von Zielbauer,
Evan George