The Faculty of Science hosts public lectures during the academic year that address a scientific issue of the day as well as bring to campus well-known scientists from around the world. Established in 2002, the Discovery Lecture is designed to showcase and promote excellence in science journalism.
Sponsored jointly by the Faculty of Science and the School of Journalism, the lecture is held annually in the winter semester and is free and open to the public.
2022 Discovery Lecture
Dangerous Genes: From CRISPR Babies to the COVID-19 Lab Leak Theory
A presentation by Antonio Regalado, Biomedicine Editor, MIT Technology Review
Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 | Zoom Webinar
Lecture begins at 7 p.m. followed by Q&A at 8 p.m. ET
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2022 Guest Lecturer

Antonio Regalado
Antonio Regalado is the senior editor for biomedicine for MIT Technology Review. He looks for stories about how technology is changing medicine and biomedical research. Before joining MIT Technology Review in July 2011, Regalado lived in São Paulo, Brazil, where he wrote about science, technology, and politics in Latin America for Science and other publications. From 2000 to 2009, he was the science reporter at the Wall Street Journal and later a foreign correspondent.
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