Name: GuidePost Ep. 20: Eben Kirksey, Human Futures and Gene Editing by GuidePost
Duration: 1 h 3 min 46 s
Description: Anthropologist and author Eben Kirksey discusses his interest in somatic and hereditary human genome editing, particularly the impact on patients and practitioners, the history of CCR5 gene editing, and recalls his exceptional reporting in China in the wake of the CRISPR babies scandal, all of which is included in his riveting book “The Mutant Project” (2020).

Anthropologist and author Eben Kirksey discusses his interest in somatic and hereditary human genome editing, particularly the impact on patients and practitioners, the history of CCR5 gene editing, and recalls his exceptional reporting in China in the wake of the CRISPR babies scandal, all of which is included in his riveting book “The Mutant Project” (2020).

GuidePost Ep. 20: Eben Kirksey, Human Futures and Gene Editing

Hosted by Kevin Davies, PhD, GuidePost is an exciting podcast series featuring candid conversation with the pioneers and practitioners of CRISPR and gene editing research. Guests have included luminaries Emmanuelle Charpentier, Francisco Mojica, Rodolphe Barrangou, Virginijus Siksnys, Sylvain Moineau, and Jakob Sherkow, among others. GuidePost is produced by The CRISPR Journal, the only peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the science and applications of gene editing.