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October 16, 2017

Kevin Esvelt, assistant professor of media art and sciences at the MIT Media Lab and director of its Sculpting Evolution Group, explains how the technology he developed, the CRISPR Gene Drive, can deliberately alter wild populations to save millions of lives. Esvelt is working with the communities of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard to alter the DNA of white-footed mice in an effort to reduce the spread of Lyme Disease. Esvelt also explores the governance, safety and moral responsibility of practicing gene editing and advocates for open and responsive science.

His talk was sponsored by the Rev. Michael C. McFarland S.J. Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture at the College of the Holy Cross. Learn more at http://www.holycross.edu/mcfarlandcenter