Show #561 Original Air Date: November 3, 2016 William B. Hurlbut, M.D. Consulting Professor, Stanford University Medical Center's Department of Neurobiology and President's Bush's Council on Bioethics from 2001 to 2009 Topic: Wide ranging discussion with Dr. Hurlbut includes: how Mitt Romney changed his mind and public stance on abortion and embryonic stem cell research; Altered Nuclear Transfer as a solution to ESCR; CRISPR , an amazing, major new gene editing tool for medical and scientific research and new products in the study of early human development, which may be as important as the discovery of electricity in its future applications; is CRISPR a blessing or a curse; and the many moral issues to be discussed and vetted with medical advancements resulting from CRISPR. Can human dignity be preserved? And much, much more. Back to Video index page Back to LifeMattersTV Home page |