Philip Ball: What Does it Mean to be Human?
Description
In his book, How to Grow a Human, scientist and broadcaster Philip Ball delves into the cutting-edge scientific developments that will change our world.
In today's episode he discusses his journey into creating his own 'mini brain', genetic editing, cloning, and why what is happening in the laboratories of today will shape our future.
"Any cell in our body is much more plastic and versatile than we ever imagined. It's not too much to say that any part of our flesh can be turned into any other part of our flesh. That is an extraordinary thing - not just in terms of what you might do with that, but what it says about us and what is says about our identity."
All the books discussed throughout this series are available at Apple Books, via this link: https://apple.co/ideasmatter
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