91FM special reports -- Penn Humanities Forum "Genetic Revolution"

In the wake of the death of a teenager during a University of Pennsylvania gene therapy experiment, the US Food and Drug Administration has announced it would step up enforcement of the rules governing patient safety. 91FM's Jen Rehill recently filed two stories dealing with gene therapy controversies. You can listen to both stories here via RealAudio.
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The stories...

The death of research subject Jesse Gelsinger at the University of Pennsylvania last September sparked a national controversy over the safety of gene therapy research... At a recent Penn Humanities Forum....the ethical issues of gene therapy were the subject of a lively debate...91FM's Jen Rehill has this report...[Listen]

As early as next month scientists at the Human Genome project may complete the initial mapping of the human gene... how to use this knowledge was the subject of a recent forum at the University of Pennsylvania. 91FM's Jen Rehill has more.... [Listen]