Kevin Esvelt

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A former postdoc and colleague of Dr. Church at MIT, known for his work on gene drives, particularly engaging communities like Nantucket regarding Lyme disease interventions.

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Special Episode: Recipes for Future Plagues

Special Episode: Recipes for Future Plagues

Sam Harris

Harvard-trained biologist and MIT professor, credited as the first person to describe how CRISPR gene drives could be used to alter wild populations. He specializes in evolutionary engineering and synthetic ecosystems.

George Church, PhD: Rewriting Genomes to Eradicate Disease and Aging

George Church, PhD: Rewriting Genomes to Eradicate Disease and Aging

FoundMyFitness

A former postdoc and colleague of Dr. Church at MIT, known for his work on gene drives, particularly engaging communities like Nantucket regarding Lyme disease interventions.