Ep 11 - Redesigning the Tree of Life

Have you ever wished you really understood genetic modification and food engineering? What does it really mean for us? Is it good? Is it bad? Who decides? We know these technologies aren't going away. But, can science answer values questions? Join us to discuss cutting-edge genetic research and its impacts on food and farming. What ethical questions do the technologies raise? Links mentioned in the episode: Synthetic biology products database: NY Times articles about older GMOs; not synthetic biology, but the danger is the same with synthetic biology: sometimes we believe the hype about benefits and ignore the risks: Monsanto Weed Killer Roundup Faces New Doubts on Safety in Unsealed Documents Doubts About the Promised Bounty of Genetically Modified Crops Church positions on synthetic biology: Commission of the Bishop's Conferences of the European Community Church of Scotland Canadian Friends Service Committee (Quakers) The Quakers also produce general updates about twice a year with simple info on some of the applications of synthetic biology. These are available for download at:

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Ep 11 - Redesigning the Tree of Life is an episode from Faith & Witness by The Canadian Council of Churches.

This episode is 23:45 long.

This episode was published on Oct 2, 2017.

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