A warning from Buck vs. Bell for the 21st Century, Paul Lombardo

Interviewee: Paul Lombardo. A warning from Buck vs. Bell for the 21st Century.

The excitement that surrounded the discoveries at the beginning of the genetic age, many of which were embraced by the eugenicists, should give us pause when we think about the future of science. It's not the malignant, evil people we should be concerned about, but people with beneficent motives, who wish to control the lives of others.

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