533: Let Us CRISPR - a podcast by Andrew Sorcini
from 2018-07-20T15:59
This week, will genetic editing improve humanity, or kill us all. plus Amazon Prime Day results, US election hacking, an Uncharted fan short... and much, much more.
Headlines
- Amazon says this Prime Day was its biggest shopping event ever with 100 million products sold
- Amazon's Got a Big-Pharma Headache. Is PillPack the Cure?
- Special counsel Mueller charges Russian intelligence officers with hacking Democrats during election
- Putin proposes a joint cybersecurity group with the US to investigate Russian election meddling
- E.U. Fines Google $5.1 Billion in Android Antitrust Case
Audible Book of the Week
- Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
- Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown
Music Break: Bad Blood by Taylor Swift
Hot Topic: Genetic Editing
- Cancer cells can be tricked into killing their own using CRISPR
- CRISPR gene editing is not quite as precise and as safe as thought
- Designer babies could be approved in future, says medical ethics panel
- CRISPR CAN SPEED UP NATURE—AND CHANGE HOW WE GROW FOOD
Music Break: Uncharted (Nate's Theme) by Greg Edmunson
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Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
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