From Mammoths to Humans: The Case for Gene Editing with Eriona Hysolli
About this episode
The episode discusses the potential of gene editing to prevent genetic diseases before birth, featuring insights from biologist Eriona Hysolli.
Can today’s technology really prevent tomorrow’s diseases? Today, we're talking to Eriona Hysolli, biologist and co-founder of Manhattan Genomics. We discuss why preventing genetic disease before birth is a more powerful idea than treating it in adulthood, how the UK quietly pioneered a procedure that most of the world still considers off-limits, why the loudest opposition to gene editing often comes from bioethicists rather than the public, and what it would actually take to engineer traits — from woolly mouse hair to human limb regeneration — with enough certainty to act on. To learn more about Eriona, connect with her on LinkedIn.
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