Unnatural Selection Episode 4: Our Next Generation
1. Finish the Charles Darwin Quote: “From so simple a beginning, endless forms most beautiful and most
Wonderful have been, and are being, evolved .”
2. Pay attention to the sign outside of the Debates Room. What is the name of the session?

3. Jackson’s mom, Mary Ann, lists several things she hopes her son can do after surgery. Name one of them:

4. Why did Dr. Josiah Zayner inject himself?



5. Finish Dr. Kevin Esvelt’s Quote: “A single tragic death in a poorly regulated clinical trial would probably set by the field of gene therapy
by at least .”
6. What has kept Tristan from giving himself another injection?

7. Why is Dr. Karen Maxwell concerned about the use of CRISPR?



8. What does Dr. Jeffrey Steinberg allow couples to pick out when going through fertility treatment?

9. True or False: The United States allows genetic engineering to take place if an embryo is found to be abnormal.
10. Where does Dr. John Zhang travel to for his three-parent baby experiment?
11. How do you make a three-parent baby?
12. Why is this concept a slippery slope?
13. According to Dr. Jeffrey Kahn, prohibition of this testing has led to what unintended and untoward effect?


14. What problem does David Ishee have with his dog’s treatment?


15. How does Jackson describe his vision when he takes his bandage off?

16. True or False: Dr. Zayner and David are supportive of Aaron and Tristan’s N6 testing.
17. One man tells Tristan than he is not “patient zero” and is instead still a .
18. Finish David’s Quote: “There needs to be somebody taking the technology from patents and doing things with them and it’s only going to get easier over time. If you end up in a position where you need
a million dollars to do it, the , even if it’s illegal, just go somewhere and get their kids gene-edited, we end up with who can’t be touched.”
19. Whose blood has Dr. Steinberg been collecting?
20. Finish Dr. Jennifer Doudna’s Quote: “What genes are appropriate to edit? Where do you draw the line between something that’s or even necessary for health, and something that might simply be ?”
21. What is Nelson Dellis’ exceptional ability?

22. What infamous policy was used in the United States for people deemed ineffective?

23. Which group from history, mentioned by Dr. Dounda, was known to practice eugenics?
24. True or False: Dr. Steinberg thinks designer babies are the way of the world.
25. Scientist He Jiankui edited the genes of twin girls to give them a trait few people have naturally. Name the trait:

26. Finish David’s Quote: “Taking control of our own biology is the natural course of
. But it’s gonna take all of us, because nobody has the right to decide for everybody, and so everybody’s got to make a .”
27. According to Dr. Esvelt, what is the greatest hope of every parent?


28. Closing Captions: How much would the drug for Nick’s single injection therapy cost?
29. What news do you learn about Aaron?

30. Finish the Quote: “In June 2019, the U.S. Congress voted to the ban on creating genetically modified .”
31. What goal or plan does Jackson still have for his future?

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
32. Refer back to Dr. Doudna’s quote in #20. How would you respond to her question? Explain your answer below