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The Gene Gap: Common threads

The Gene Gap: Common threads

By: The Guardian
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 Gene editing technologies have the power to change life as we know it. So why aren’t more people involved in conversations about how we should use it? This was the central question of the Guardian's Gene Gap project. And the key motivation for this new podcast series, which features five different communities around the UK and the conversations they had about a technology that could, one day, allow us to rewrite our DNA© 2025 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. Science
Episodes
  • Episode 3: can we trust science to police itself?

    Episode 3: can we trust science to police itself?
    Feb 19 2020
    In our third and final episode, we talk about trust in science. In particular, how historical cases of abuse led many in our groups to question gene editing, science and medicine. If we focus on the past, will we ever move forward?
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    38 mins
  • Episode 2: who decides what should happen next?

    Episode 2: who decides what should happen next?
    Feb 19 2020
    In our second episode on gene editing, we talk about power. Are we well informed? Who holds the power to inform us? Who has the authority to speak for our species and to make decisions?
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    33 mins
  • Episode 1: what does it mean to be human?

    Episode 1: what does it mean to be human?
    Feb 19 2020
    Gene editing technologies such as Crispr-Cas9 have the capability to rewrite our DNA and change life as we know it. In this new series, we spoke to people around the UK who could be touched by the new technology. In this first episode, we look at how DNA and identity interact. Does DNA make us who we are? What if we were to change that? And what does it mean to be different in a world that strives for perfection?
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    37 mins
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