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The Source: Big Questions Surround Future Of Human Reproduction

Breakthroughs in biomedical science, genetics and stem cell research has placed us on the doorstep of a brave new world. Genetic Selection - the elimination of birth defects and genetic disorders -  are already within our reach. But what else?

Could this be a Pandora's box - opening up questions of ethics, law, society, faith and family?
 
What would this mean for the future of humanity?
 
Guest:

  • Henry Greely, Director of the Center for Law and Biosciences at Stanford University and author of the book "The End of Sex and the Future of Reproduction"
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