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Speaking with: Julian Savulescu on the ethics of genetic modification in humans

  • Written by William Isdale, Research Assistant, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
imageCould genetic engineering one day allow parents to have designer babies?Tatiana Vdb/flickr, CC BY

What if humans are genetically unfit to overcome challenges like climate change and the growing inequality that looks set to define our future?

Julian Savulescu, visiting professor at Monash University and Uehiro professor of Practical Ethics at Oxford...

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