ONLINE – Humanity in Deep Space

pgEd’s Director, Dr. Ting Wu, will be discussing the intersection of genetics and space travel at a webinar organized by Humanity in Deep Space on “Are We Really Built for Space?”. Ting, who also directs the Consortium for Space Genetics at Harvard Medical School (MIT), will be joined by panelists, Dr. George Church (HMS/MIT) and Dr. Christopher Mason (Weill Cornell Medicine). The discussion will be moderated by Kris Kimel, who is the Founder of Humanity in Deep Space and Co-founder of Space Tango.

Below is a description of the session from the organizers:

“Life on Earth has developed over three billion years of evolution as part of nature and 1G gravity. Our already spacefaring civilization is now moving ever closer to exploring deep space, Mars, etc. A range of hard challenges face us…including the very real question surrounding…is our species really built physiologically to not only simply survive but thrive in deep space? Might biological mechanisms such as gene editing offer humans the capability and protection to make this transition? Join three leading experts as they discuss the biology including the potential role of genetic engineering (both technically and ethically) in the future of humans in deep space.”

Registration is required, but free of charge: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/are-we-really-built-for-space-webinar-october-20-2021-tickets-177613164757