#533 - Matthew Cobb - Should We Genetically Edit Human Life?

<p>Matthew Cobb is a zoologist, professor of zoology at the University of Manchester and an author.</p> <p>Genetic engineering has given humans the ability to modify crops to be resistant to disease and synthesise insulin without needing to kill and extract it from animals. But what are its dangers? Especially in a world where CRISPR and human gene editing is just around the corner.</p> <p>Expect to learn whether we can select and edit embryos to increase IQ or athletic abilities, the biggest close calls we've faced with bioweapon leaks from labs, why there has been 4 complete stops on genetic engineering worldwide when the research community has got scared at what they've discovered, the dark truth behind those two Chinese gene edited girls and much more...</p> <p><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Sponsors:</strong></p> <p class="p1">Get 10% discount on your first month from BetterHelp at <a href="https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom"><span class= "s1">https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom</span></a> (discount automatically applied)</p> <p class="p1">Get 10% discount on all Optimal Carnivore’s products at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/optimalcarnivore"><span class= "s1">www.amazon.com/optimalcarnivore</span></a> (use code: WISDOMSAVE10)</p> <p class="p1">Get 15% discount on the amazing 6 Minute Diary at <a href="https://bit.ly/diarywisdom"><span class= "s1">https://bit.ly/diarywisdom</span></a> (use code MW15) (USA - <a href="https://amzn.to/3b2fQbR"><span class= "s2">https://amzn.to/3b2fQbR</span></a> and use 15MINUTES)</p> <p class="p1"><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Extra Stuff:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Buy The Genetic Age - <a href= "https://amzn.to/3RmYHZx">https://amzn.to/3RmYHZx</a> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Follow Matthe