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On July 17, 1944, over 300 people died in a massive explosion. These weren't soldiers fighting overseas -- they were sailors and civilians near the pier, where hurried loading operations inevitably went wrong. To this day, no one knows what triggered the explosion -- but, in a terrible way, this was only the beginning of the story.
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No one would have expected an economic crisis to bring a new generation of investors to the table, but that's exactly what it did.
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Jill Carlson is an investor with Slow Ventures and the co-founder of the Open Money Initiative. In this wide-ranging discussion with NLW she discusses how an economic crisis brought in a new generation of investors and why political moderation will be all the rage in 2021.
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A presidential roadblock for the coronavirus stimulus bill. COVID-19 surges amid holiday travel. Shocking findings at an Iowa care home. Correspondent Peter King has the CBS World News Roundup for Wednesday, December 23, 2020:
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The coronavirus that gave rise to our present pandemic started in China as a bat virus that eventually made contact with humans. Researchers say this leap between species was highly predictable – so why were communities and governments caught flat-footed?
Guest: Peter Daszak, president of EcoHealth Alliance.
This episode originally aired in March, 2020.
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The news to know for Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020!
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Trump Wants Relief Bill Changes: Reuters, CNBC, WaPo, FOX News, Trump Tweet, Pelosi Tweet
Biden End-of-Year Address: Bloomberg, Axios, FOX News, Politico
Biden Picks Education Secretary: Politico, WaPo, USA Today, Biden Transition
Newsom Picks Harris Replacement: NBC News, WSJ, LA Times
Trump Issues Wave of Pardons: NY Times, ABC News, WSJ, White House
COVID-19 Reaches Antarctica: Al Jazeera, Axios, AP
Free/Discounted Rides to Vaccination Sites: USA Today, Fast Company, Lyft, Uber
DOJ Sues Walmart: AP, NY Times, Reuters, DOJ, Walmart
Apple’s Car Pursuits: Reuters, The Verge, Engadget
’Coming to America’ Sequel Preview: Variety, FOX News, Watch Trailer
‘The Beatles: Get Back’ Sneak Peak: Rolling Stone, Deadline, Watch Montage
Work Wednesday: Can Employers Require COVID-19 Vaccination? AP, USA Today, CNBC, EEOC, National Law Review
In The Mutant Project: Inside the Global Race to Genetically Modify Humans (St. Martin's Press, 2020), anthropologist Eben Kirksey visits the frontiers of genetics, medicine, and technology to ask: Whose values are guiding gene editing experiments? And what does this new era of scientific inquiry mean for the future of the human species?
At a conference in Hong Kong in November 2018, Dr. He Jiankui announced that he had created the first genetically modified babies—twin girls named Lulu and Nana—sending shockwaves around the world. A year later, a Chinese court sentenced Dr. He to three years in prison for “illegal medical practice.”
As scientists elsewhere start to catch up with China’s vast genetic research program, gene editing is fueling an innovation economy that threatens to widen racial and economic inequality. Fundamental questions about science, health, and social justice are at stake: Who gets access to gene editing technologies? As countries loosen regulations around the globe, from the U.S. to Indonesia, can we shape research agendas to promote an ethical and fair society?
Eben Kirksey takes us on a groundbreaking journey to meet the key scientists, lobbyists, and entrepreneurs who are bringing cutting-edge genetic engineering tools like CRISPR to your local clinic. He also ventures beyond the scientific echo chamber, talking to disabled scholars, doctors, hackers, chronically-ill patients, and activists who have alternative visions of a genetically modified future for humanity.
The Mutant Project empowers us to ask the right questions, uncover the truth, and navigate this brave new world.
Galina Limorenko is a doctoral candidate in Neuroscience with a focus on biochemistry and molecular biology of neurodegenerative diseases at EPFL in Switzerland. To discuss and propose the book for an interview you can reach her at galina.limorenko@epfl.ch.
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