Gregory E. Kaebnick

We got sort of an infestation of mammoths. You squash one, and another one pops up somewhere else. Can't get rid of 'em. thehastingscenter.org/the-elephant-f…

Scientific literacy and public engagement are important skills for citizens and policymakers alike. @hastingscenter outlines some ways that conversations on science policy can help bridge political divides and strengthen our democracy. pew.org/2TWM8wB

Covid-19 vaccines, solidarity, and ubuntu: "Out of Africa: A Solidarity-Based Approach to Vaccine Allocation," new in the Hastings Center Report. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ha…

GM mosquitoes won't cause harm except to other and better plans to use genome modification. @MiamiHerald #mosquitoes miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/…

Why should we listen to science? Not for the reasons usually given. In my new piece @BostonReview, I discuss distrust in science, science defenders like @neiltyson and others, and our recent @hastingscenter special report: bostonreview.net/science-nature….

The Hastings Center Report published a collection of essays today on how to help the public understand science policy issues and weigh in on their governance. (There's a lot to do.) #civiclearning onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1552146x/2…

Thoughtful piece on the issues in conservation-oriented uses of gene editing longreads.com/2019/10/22/sav…

Excellent essay by Hastings president Millie Solomon on the debate we need about human genome editing. Same stuff can be said about gene editing in the wild. blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/g…

Thoughtful essay about the effect on people of acquiring information about their genes statnews.com/2019/07/30/gen…

A giant in bioethics passes away thehastingscenter.org/daniel-callaha…

Easy one-off announcement? Further momentum for an important international effort? Strikes me as measured but appropriate feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.c…

Agreed! great discussion--although I wouldn't give up on naturalness quite as thoroughly

Interesting example of how synthetic biology can be used to advance research, though it also demonstrates the dual-use problem. statnews.com/2019/07/09/lac…

Justice, fairness, character, corruption—and Russia! Is this a book @realdonaldtrump doesn’t want you to read? Ok, so it's not #fireandfurybook but it's about meaning and values in our lives and our games. Check out Good Sport at @OUPPhilosophy

@antonioregalado @amy_harmon @FreglisPlethon @HankGreelyLSJU @JasonDelborne "not one time" because the medea GD is designed to affect a limited subpopulation, so many releases needed for wide effect? And/or because genetic diversity in overall pop means any GD would have limited reach?

@amy_harmon @antonioregalado @FreglisPlethon @HankGreelyLSJU @JasonDelborne would also like to know more about the "commercialization." A product with an 8-yr development cycle and a one-time use?! Or is the "product" being "sold" actually the research? NASEM rpt did not anticipate commercialization.

@amy_harmon @antonioregalado @FreglisPlethon @HankGreelyLSJU @JasonDelborne Wish I knew more about the "Medea system" in the story by @antonioregalado . Creating a drive that kills off progeny, yet still drives, requires some technical tricks.

@amy_harmon @antonioregalado @FreglisPlethon @HankGreelyLSJU @JasonDelborne 2/ Among steps needed prior to release is engagement with/authorization by local community. One big question for me is what sort of engagement is needed beyond local community. How get "int'l consensus" mentioned by @FreglisPlethon ?

@amy_harmon @antonioregalado @FreglisPlethon @HankGreelyLSJU @JasonDelborne The NASEM group endorsed research into gene drives but called for phased, constrained set of steps before actually releasing any drive. @amy_harmon overview of it is good.