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Biohacking

Prof Jonathan Ball explores new genetic technologies and how they might change society.

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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Deal With It
Prof Jonathan Ball concludes his survey of the new disruptive biotechnologies.
24 Aug 2018,15 mins
Pass it On
Prof Jonathan Ball looks at unnervingly-cheap ways to gene edit human embryos.
23 Aug 2018,15 mins
DIY
Prof Jonathan Ball meets the people trying DNA and Gene therapy on themselves.
22 Aug 2018,14 mins
Just Like That
Jonathan Ball finds out just how easy it has become to sequence a genome and edit it.
21 Aug 2018,14 mins
Stirring It Up
Prof Jonathan Ball explores new genetic technologies and how they might change society.
20 Aug 2018,14 mins