The Perfect Human Being Series E02 - Donna Dickenson on patenting egg cells

American philosopher Donna Dickenson is interviewed by Dutch journalist and philosopher Bas Heijne. Dickenson (New England, 1946) was a professor in medical ethics at the University of London. She describes herself as an activist in the field of market forces in medical research. In this video, Heijne and Dickenson talk about the portfolios of biotech firms in new health technologies.

Bas Heijne (1960) is a Dutch writer and interviewer. He studied English language and literature, has published numerous books and is well-known for his opinionated essays and columns in newspaper NRC Handelsblad. For the tv series De Volmaakte Mens, Heijne went on a personal quest to discover what defines 'being human' in our increasingly technological society. He interviewed philosophers, technologists and scientists around the world, in search of the future of the human species.

This interview is an excerpt from the Dutch science programme De Volmaakte Mens (“The Perfect Human Being”), episode 1 'Designer Baby'. The six-part science series De Volmaakte Mens was broadcast on Dutch television in Spring 2015.

More info (in Dutch only): http://www.vpro.nl/devolmaaktemens​/denkers/donna-dickenson.html

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