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I think we need to think about these technologies as not dropping from the sky as

being part of our natural evolution and that if we can just find out ways that we can make sure

we decide how to use them in a way that's just and wise, then I think there is a way to really be

in balance with nature as we make these choices.

That was Natalie Kofler, a trained molecular biologist and the founding director of Yale University's editing Nature, which is a global initiative that's working to steer responsible

development and deployment of environmental genetic technologies.

Stay tuned as we're about to explore what role gene editing can play in environmental

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