This week Science for the PeopleĀ isĀ talking about the use – and appalling misuse – of genetics in pursuit of human perfection. We’ll speak to Claudia Malacrida, sociology professor and eugenics researcher, about her book A Special Hell: Institutional Life in Alberta’s Eugenic Years. We’ll also talk to Hannah Brown, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Adelaide, about the ethical issues raised by the creation of a genetically modified human embryo.
*Josh provides research & social media help to Science for the People and is, therefore, completely biased.
Filed under: Follies of the Human Condition, This Mortal Coil Tagged: A Special Hell, Alberta, Claudia Malacrida, CRISPR, eugenics, Hannah Brown, Podcast, science for the people, University of Toronto Press