Anthropologist and author Professor Eben Kirksey explores the frontiers of genetics and what this means for the future of the human species in his new book The Mutant Project : Inside the Global Race to Genetically Modify Humans.
Two years ago the world was shocked when a Chinese scientist created the first genetically modified babies - using CRISPR technology - which is a method of editing DNA.
In researching the book, Eben Kirksey secured insider access to the Chinese laboratory and also interviews scientists, entrepreneurs, lobbyists, ethicists, scholars and activists about a genetically modified future for humanity.
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