Main content

Medical Ethicist - Julian Savulescu

From genetic engineering to bioscience, should humans seek to perfect our species? Or, should we shy away from a path that led to Nazi eugenics?

From genetic engineering to bioscience, human beings are close to acquiring the ability not just to combat disease, but to enhance and perfect our species. But should we seek to do it, or should we shy away from a path that led to Nazi eugenics? Hardtalk speaks to the Australian born, Oxford based medical ethicist Julian Savulescu. Can we trust ourselves to be wise masters of our own biology?

23 minutes

Broadcasts

  • Mon 25 Nov 201309:06GMT
  • Mon 25 Nov 201320:06GMT

Podcast