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How synthetic biology could wipe out humanity -- and how we can stop it

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Title:
How synthetic biology could wipe out humanity -- and how we can stop it
Speaker:
Rob Reid
Description:

The world-changing promise of synthetic biology and gene editing has a dark side. In this far-seeing talk, author and entrepreneur Rob Reid reviews the risks of a world where more and more people have access to the tools and tech needed to create a doomsday bug that could wipe out humanity -- and suggests that it's time to take this danger seriously.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
16:36

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