taste of science: Machining our Genes

Benificial Uses for Viruses

Viruses are nature's way of doing more with less. They're crafty, highly engineerable, infectious parasites with properties that make them ideal drug delivery tools for the clinic. Come hear about different ways viruses can be used to deliver genetic medicines that not only treat, but have begun to actually cure genetic diseases.

Speaker: Nicole Paulk, UC San Francisco

Gene Editing and the Quest to Bring Back Extinct Species

Imagine walking through an Alaskan forest and stumbling upon a herd of Woolly Mammoths. Now imagine driving through the Tasmanian outback and spotting a tiger-like animal in the distance. Since the release of Jurassic Park, society has been captivated by resurrecting extinct species, but now we may have the tools to do so. We will explore how modern gene editing technology is allowing scientists to bring back what was lost. After addressing how, we will grapple with when, where, and why species.

Speaker: Kevin doxzen, Innovative Genomics Institute