You can now modify the genes of large animals, and the largest animal we are concerned with is the human.
I think it's important for scientists to be a bit less arrogant, a bit more humble, recognising we are capable of making mistakes and being fallaciou… - Robert Winston
I think it's important for scientists to be a bit less arrogant, a bit more humble, recognising we are capable of making mistakes and being fallaciou…
- Robert Winston
Childhood is not dead. Children were worse off when we were hunter-gatherers; they were threatened in medieval times and exploited during the Industr… - Robert Winston
Childhood is not dead. Children were worse off when we were hunter-gatherers; they were threatened in medieval times and exploited during the Industr…
Scientists need to be prepared to engage, and the best people to engage with are students, ideally from primary school because there's no question th… - Robert Winston
Scientists need to be prepared to engage, and the best people to engage with are students, ideally from primary school because there's no question th…
We can't any longer have the conventional understanding of genetics which everybody peddles because it is increasingly obvious that epigenetics - act… - Robert Winston
We can't any longer have the conventional understanding of genetics which everybody peddles because it is increasingly obvious that epigenetics - act…
Nearly all inventions are not recognised for their positive side either when they're made. So, for example, scientists didn't go out to design a CD m… - Robert Winston
Nearly all inventions are not recognised for their positive side either when they're made. So, for example, scientists didn't go out to design a CD m…
Now we have technology where we can modify the genomics of individuals by gene transfer and genetic meddling, we may find that people will want to mo… - Robert Winston
Now we have technology where we can modify the genomics of individuals by gene transfer and genetic meddling, we may find that people will want to mo…
I think that good parenting should allow children to be children. That naivety and slightly open way of looking at the world is very valuable. - Robert Winston
I think that good parenting should allow children to be children. That naivety and slightly open way of looking at the world is very valuable.
It is important that legislation keeps pace with scientific progress. - Robert Winston
It is important that legislation keeps pace with scientific progress.
Both in Britain and America, huge publicity has been given to stem cells, particularly embryonic stem cells, and the potential they offer. Of course,… - Robert Winston
Both in Britain and America, huge publicity has been given to stem cells, particularly embryonic stem cells, and the potential they offer. Of course,…
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