313. Matthew Cobb — As Gods: A Moral History of the Genetic Age

<p>Shermer and Cobb discuss: objections to genetic engineering (political, religious, cultural) • selective breeding • recombinant DNA • the ethics of genetics • patenting life • gene therapy • gene editing • CRISPR • literature and films on the dangers of genetic engineering • bioweapons • 3 Laws of Behavior Genetics and what people fear about it.</p> <p>Matthew Cobb is a professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Manchester. He is the author of six books: <em>The Idea of the Brain: A History</em>; <em>Life’s Greatest Secret: The Race to Crack the Genetic Code</em>; <em>Generation</em>; <em>The Resistance: The French Fight Against the Nazis</em>; <em>Eleven Days in August: The Liberation of Paris in 1944</em>; and <em>Smell: A Very Short Introduction</em>. He lives in England.</p>