SUPER Human: What if I told you we might soon edit your genes to have superpowers?
Room 230A
Saturday April 7, 2018 - 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
If you could have a super power, what would it be? Super speed? Super strength? X-ray vision? Radar sense? If you could edit your genes to have these powers, would you? Join a panel discussion with experts in the theory and practical usage of genetic engineering led by Josiah Zayner, Ph.D. a garage biohacker and the first human known to have genetically modified his cells for non-medical reasons. He will be joined by Hannu Rajaniemi, Ph.D. famed author of the Jean Le Flambeur series and CEO of Helix Nano a gene therapy company, Jane Metcalfe, co-founder of Wired Magazine who more recently started Neo.Life, a media organization that focuses on the biological revolution and finally Mackenzie Donaldson who worked as a co-producer on genetic engineering masterpiece Orphan Black and more recently will be helping to produce the Snowpiercer TV show. Moderated by Josiah Zayner, Ph.D., Biohacker, ex-NASA genetic engineer Hannu Rajaniemi, Ph.D., Sci-fi author of Jean Le-Flambeur series Jane Metcalfe, Co-founded Wired Magazine; founder of Neo.Life a new media company about the Biological Revolution Mackenzie Donaldson, Producer of Orphan Black and Snowpiercer
