Summary: <p>Journalist Stephen S. Hall discusses his cover story in <em>Wired Magazine</em>, “The Mutant Future of Food,” (online as "<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/crispr-tomato-mutant-future-of-food/">CRISPR Can Speed Up Nature--And Change How We Grow Food</a>"). Hall breaks down the cutting-edge gene editing technology called CRISPR and how it’s being studied and applied to fruits and vegetables, giving them qualities like being high yield, herbicide resistant, and having a flawless appearance. Hall is joined by bioethicist Jackie Leach-Scully of Newcastle University and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. Leach-Scully explains the current legal status of gene editing in humans and the ethical implications of what this technology could mean for the future of our species. </p> <p><em>This segment is guest hosted by Beth Fertig.</em></p>
