How does this process work? And where does that come into play in your book? And what I'm talking about is microbiology and genetic engineering and CRISPR, physically changing the genetic composition of an organism. O'NEILL: When it comes to human hubris, there is the as always, cynics saying, well, you're playing God here. Elizabeth Kolbert spoke with Living on Earth's Aynsley O'Neill about some of these controversial new technologies including the gene-editing process, CRISPR. Her book, Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future features scientists and other leaders who argue that in order to save the planetary systems that humans have altered, we must alter it again. Now she's out with a book that explores some cutting edge and controversial technologies that could address some of the world's most pressing environmental challenges. In 2015, Elizabeth Kolbert won the Pulitzer Prize for her book The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, which chronicles the human-made mass extinction crisis.
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