My Synthetic Life

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In the quest to create artificial human life, scientists have produced a living cell powered by manmade DNA. What is this new science? How will it work? And what are the long-term ramifications for humankind?

GUESTS:

David Keith is director of ISEEE Energy and Environmental Systems Group, the Canada research chair in Energy and the Environment at the University of Calgary. For more information see his homepage.

Peter Singer is the CEO of Grand Challenges Canada and professor of medicine, chair in bioethics and director at the McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health, University Health Network and University of Toronto.

Shane Green is a Program Leader in Ethics with the McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health (MRC) where he is responsible for managing and delivering a comprehensive Ethics Program including advisory consultation and research activities.

Christina Agapakis is a fourth year graduate student at the Harvard Medical School studying synthetic biology in Pamela Silver's lab.

Gerry White is the Director of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research at McMaster. He was Chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences (2001-2007). He is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences and Associate member of the Department of Chemistry. He is the founding director of the McMaster Antimicrobial Research Centre.

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[DrCastanet]

man made god. man will be god.

[FIGHTFANNERD3]

playing god lol

[FIGHTFANNERD3]

ITS BETTER THEN ADAM AND EVE

[hjk622]

wow shes cute. came here for an update on "synthetic life" and my eyes are on her smile. haha

[M3ta1]

Christina reminds me of Hermione =]

[johnnywhack]

@Th3Wab3 Indeed! Very well put.

[M3ta1]

a 4th year grad student at Harvard > Canadian research chair? uh..

[ExtantFrodo]

Not a bad talk to listen to if you're multitasking. I'd recommend it.

[Th3Wab3]

i personally in favour of discourse that actually has practical relation to human condition and "humanitarian" engagements instead of most of the useless celebrity dribble which takes place in primary media hubs..

great interview

good to see a discussion of the actual developments before some sci-fi spin could be put on it...