Nathaniel Comfort

Nathaniel Comfort (@nccomfort), a professor at the Institute of the History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, is the author of The Science of Human Perfection: How Genes Became the Heart of American Medicine.

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Can We Cure Genetic Diseases Without Slipping Into Eugenics? Can We Cure Genetic Diseases Without Slipping Into Eugenics?

Gene editing could correct genetic mutations for serious illnesses. Will it also create a new eugenics of personal choice?

Jul 16, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Nathaniel Comfort

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