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World Science Festival | Planting the Seeds, Seeding the Plants: Can CRISPR Save the World?

By 2050, there will be nine billion people on the planet. CRISPR, the revolutionary gene editing technology, could help usher in the next Green Revolution, allowing us to feed our ballooning population in a hotter, more crowded world. But can CRISPR protect the future without causing chaos? Join biologists and geneticists as we explore the thorny issue of tinkering with nature to save it.











When: Thu., May. 31, 2018 at 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Where: NYU Global Center
238 Thompson St.
212-998-4959
Price: $25
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By 2050, there will be nine billion people on the planet. CRISPR, the revolutionary gene editing technology, could help usher in the next Green Revolution, allowing us to feed our ballooning population in a hotter, more crowded world. But can CRISPR protect the future without causing chaos? Join biologists and geneticists as we explore the thorny issue of tinkering with nature to save it.

Buy tickets/get more info now