Stanley N. Cohen
Geneticist and molecular biologist whose work on plasmids and cloning helped found modern genetic engineering and who is featured discussing those experiments in the episode.
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Jul 30, 2025 • 42min
Science, Interrupted: Part 1
Stanley N. Cohen, pioneering geneticist who helped create plasmid-based cloning. He discusses the lab breakthroughs that made cloning routine. Short scenes cover growing ethical alarm, calls to pause risky recombinant DNA work, and the lead-up to the historic Asilomar meeting. The conversation traces how scientists confronted the social stakes of powerful new techniques.
