The Perfect Poison
Tag:
Science
When:
1:30 PM, Friday 25 May 2018
(1 hour 30 minutes)
Where:
Synergy 5
How:
Is it possible to create a poison that will kill only the target, no matter who else is exposed? Genetic engineering and personalized medicine may well collide in a perfect storm of individually targeted weapons rather than cures. What genetic markers would be most useful? What if you can target families or ethnic groups?