We are meeting in Asilomar on the 50th anniversary to discuss the future of biotech and many of the same arguments, differences and even the rhetoric echo the debates that took place in 1975. Fascinating!
Reposted from Andrew Luck-Baker
On this day 50 years ago, the pioneers of genetic engineering assembled in California for a fractious meeting to decide if & how they could proceed with their experiments safely. But did the fabled Asilomar conference go far enough? A BBC doc I made with @matthewcobb.bsky.social
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