Amander Clark

Professor of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California Los Angeles

Amander Clark on KCRW

Exploring how science and religion define when human life begins, and the moral, ethical, and practical challenges of defining personhood.

Defining life and personhood: What science, philosophy, and religion have to say

Exploring how science and religion define when human life begins, and the moral, ethical, and practical challenges of defining personhood.

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