The second episode of the Progress Educational Trust podcast documents our discussion of the centenary of JBS Haldane's Daedalus, a lecture – subsequently a book – that pioneered the idea of IVF.
The podcast begins with a general introduction by PET deputy director Sandy Starr, and goes on to feature contributions from Samanth Subramanian, Professor Max Saunders, Professor Nick Hopwood and Dr Chloe Romanis.
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We would like to thank Jon Nicoll (who created the opening and closing music for our podcast), and the Anne McLaren Memorial Trust Fund and Cambridge Reproduction (which supported the event featured in the second episode).
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