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pointer to this 5-part video discussion from the 2009 World Science Festival.
In part 1 @ 8:30mins Sir Paul Nurse makes the plug for the nexus of neuroscience-genomics-humanities. In part 3 @0:20secs Renee Reijo Pera makes the case for basic developmental biology as a key, while @12:00mins Francis Collins makes the case for parenting as a key shaper of the potential of the genome. In part 4 @16:00mins Nikolas Rose cautions on the “screen & intervene” mentality that has grown (degenerated) around the nexus of genomics and neuroscience. Lastly, in part 5 @4:25mins Francis Collins stirs up the panel with questions on human spirituality.
Each of these topics is something I’m striving to explore more here. What a wonderfully interesting future lies ahead in this area!
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