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Ethics of Gene Editing

A promising new medical technique known as gene editing—deleting, inserting, or replacing genes in human cells—has the potential to cure many genetic diseases. But ethicist are concerned about the safety of the technology, the ethical questions it raises, and the unintended consequences that may passed on to future generations.
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Clip Season 18 Episode 44 Length 05:52 Premiere: 07/02/15

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Season 18 Episodes

Environmental Justice in Mossville; Payday Lenders
S18 E52 Length 25:46 Premiere Date 08/27/15

Hurricane Katrina 10th Anniversary; The Dalai Lama at 80
S18 E51 Length 25:47 Premiere Date 08/21/15

America's Incarcerated; The "T" in LGBT
S18 E50 Length 25:47 Premiere Date 08/14/15

Evangelicals and LGBT Acceptance; Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
S18 E49 Length 25:47 Premiere Date 08/07/15

Religion in Cuba; Women's Mosque of America; Upanayanam
S18 E47 Length 25:46 Premiere Date 07/23/15

A Different Islamic School; Singing in a Chorus; Eid al-Fitr
S18 E46 Length 25:47 Premiere Date 07/17/15

Moving Beyond Confederate Flag; Changing Harlem Congregation
S18 E45 Length 25:48 Premiere Date 07/10/15

Reactions to Same-Sex Marriage; Ethics of Gene Editing
S18 E44 Length 25:46 Premiere Date 07/02/15

Supreme Court Rulings; Healing Moral Wounds of War
S18 E43 Length 25:46 Premiere Date 06/26/15

Faith-Based Activism on Climate Change; Recalling Liberation
S18 E42 Length 25:46 Premiere Date 06/18/15

Birth Control in the Philippines; Rancher Nuns
S18 E41 Length 25:46 Premiere Date 06/12/15

Latino Converts to Islam; John Unger; Shinnyo Lanterns
S18 E40 Length 25:46 Premiere Date 06/05/15

Micro Preemie Ethics; Diminishing Prospects for Pastors
S18 E39 Length 25:48 Premiere Date 05/28/15

Wayne Meisel; Kairos Prison Ministry; Shavuot
S18 E37 Length 25:47 Premiere Date 05/14/15

Anti-Muslim Sentiments; Yale Institute of Sacred Music
S18 E36 Length 26:16 Premiere Date 05/07/15

Making Peace in Baltimore; Same-Sex Marriage Cases
S18 E35 Length 25:47 Premiere Date 05/01/15

Evangelicals and LGBT Acceptance; America's Incarcerated
S18 E34 Length 25:47 Premiere Date 04/23/15

Creating Artificial Intelligence; Church Mass Mobs
S18 E33 Length 25:47 Premiere Date 04/17/15

Christian Persecution; Deaf Church; Holocaust Survivor
S18 E32 Length 25:47 Premiere Date 04/10/15

Finding God in Silicon Valley; Margaret Feinberg on Joy
S18 E31 Length 25:47 Premiere Date 04/03/15

Jim and Jill Kelly; Who Is My Neighbor?; Atul Gawande
S18 E30 Length 25:38 Premiere Date 03/27/15

Selma March 50th Anniversary; Average Mohamed
S18 E29 Length 25:46 Premiere Date 03/20/15

Recruiting Radical Muslims; B Corp Business Ethics
S18 E27 Length 25:46 Premiere Date 03/06/15

Muslim Initiatives Against Extremism; India's Sacred Cows
S18 E26 Length 25:47 Premiere Date 02/27/15

Summit on Extremism; Rabbi Jonathan Sacks; Churches in Pubs
S18 E25 Length 25:47 Premiere Date 02/20/15

Church Economics Prize; Rabbi Jonathan Sacks; Losar
S18 E24 Length 27:28 Premiere Date 02/13/15

Vaccination Debate; Homeless Female Veterans
S18 E23 Length 25:47 Premiere Date 02/06/15

Science for Seminaries; India's Slum Dwellers; Thomas Merton
S18 E22 Length 25:46 Premiere Date 01/30/15

State of the Union; Halki Seminary; Bruce Cockburn
S18 E21 Length 25:52 Premiere Date 01/23/15

Muslims and Paris Attacks; Restoring Community in Ferguson
S18 E20 Length 25:46 Premiere Date 01/16/15

Social Media Ethics; Raising Children in Two Faiths
S18 E19 Length 25:48 Premiere Date 01/09/15

Look Ahead 2015
S18 E18 Length 25:45 Premiere Date 01/02/15

Look Back 2014
S18 E17 Length 25:46 Premiere Date 12/26/14

Syrian Refugees in Turkey; Pictures of Mary; Messiah
S18 E16 Length 25:49 Premiere Date 12/19/14

Churches and Race; War in Colombia; Pilgrimages; Hanukkah
S18 E15 Length 25:46 Premiere Date 12/12/14

Heroin and the Faith Community; Drugs of Last Resort
S18 E14 Length 25:47 Premiere Date 12/05/14

Camden Priest; Inoculation Ethics
S18 E13 Length 25:46 Premiere Date 11/28/14

Pope Trip to Turkey; Recruiting Radicals; Our Lady Guadalupe
S18 E12 Length 25:47 Premiere Date 11/21/14

Muslims Against Extremism; Church Move; Judaism & Homeless
S18 E11 Length 25:47 Premiere Date 11/14/14

Physician-Assisted Death; B Corp Ethics; Kent Nerburn
S18 E9 Length 25:41 Premiere Date 10/30/14

Migrant Minors in Court; Buddhism & Nature; Church Rebuilds
S18 E8 Length 25:47 Premiere Date 10/23/14

Tiny Houses for the Homeless; Joshua Bell; Sukkot
S18 E6 Length 25:47 Premiere Date 10/09/14

Synod on the Family; Prison Beard; Doctors Without Borders
S18 E5 Length 25:47 Premiere Date 10/02/14

Rev. Amy Butler; Conversation on Grateful Living
S18 E4 Length 25:47 Premiere Date 09/25/14

Missing Migrant Project; Depicting Jesus; Beit T’Shuvah
S18 E3 Length 25:48 Premiere Date 09/18/14

Combating ISIS; Boston's Lessons for Ferguson; Stone Circles
S18 E2 Length 25:47 Premiere Date 09/11/14

Heroin and the Faith Community; World Without Hate
S18 E1 Length 25:47 Premiere Date 09/04/14

The Singing Monks of Norcia
Clip Length 08:38 Premiere Date 07/30/15

The Aga Khan
Clip Length 10:28 Premiere Date 07/30/15

Aga Khan Extended Interview
Clip Length 04:19 Premiere Date 07/30/15

Ethics of Gene Editing
Clip Length 05:52 Premiere Date 07/02/15

Rebuilding Urban Neighborhoods
Clip Length 10:02 Premiere Date 07/02/15

Religious Reactions to Same-Same Marriage Rulings
Clip Length 03:12 Premiere Date 07/02/15

Nepal Earthquake Relief
Clip Length 05:13 Premiere Date 05/21/15

Saint Benedict’s Preparatory School
Clip Length 08:47 Premiere Date 05/21/15

Syrian Refugees in Turkey; Millennials and Religion
Clip Length 25:47 Premiere Date 03/13/15

Food Truck Pastor
Clip Length 04:25 Premiere Date 10/16/14

Transgenders and Theology
Clip Length 09:53 Premiere Date 10/16/14

Ethics and Ebola
Clip Length 03:59 Premiere Date 10/16/14

Sunni/Shiite Relations in Post-War Iraq
Clip Length 02:44 Premiere Date 04/04/03

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