Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Julia Markovits, associate professor of philosophy in the College of Arts & Sciences at Cornell University, explains the “slippery slope” argument often used against gene editing and why it is the wrong argument to use with the genetic manipulation of CRISPR.
Prof. Markovits’ presentation was part of the College of Arts & Sciences’ “Arts Unplugged: Science of the Very, Very Small” event that explored some of the exciting innovations in nanoscale science and their ramifications for human society.
Video of the full event: https://ecornell.cornell.edu/keynotes/view/K030922/
Julia Markovits, associate professor of philosophy in the College of Arts & Sciences at Cornell University, explains the “slippery slope” argument often used against gene editing and why it is the wrong argument to use with the genetic manipulation of CRISPR.
Prof. Markovits’ presentation was part of the College of Arts & Sciences’ “Arts Unplugged: Science of the Very, Very Small” event that explored some of the exciting innovations in nanoscale science and their ramifications for human society.
Video of the full event: https://ecornell.cornell.edu/keynotes/view/K030922/
