The discovery of gene targeting, the first technique in modifying genomes, was a breakthrough for genetic engineering, revolutionized in recent years by the invention of the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing tool that has made the procedure cheaper and faster. Now that the technology is mature, future generations will re-design medicine and food consumption, to construct a healthy future for all.

Introductions: Edoardo Boncinelli, President of Science Committee of BergamoScienza Association. Speakers: Mario Capecchi, winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Organized by: BergamoScienza Association

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