On this week's Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea - the genetic mistakes that could shape our future with Krishanu Saha - Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Retina Research Foundation Kathryn and Latimer Murfee Chair, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Also on the show Jonathan is joined by Dr Shane Bergin of UCD and Dr Ruth Freeman of Science Foundation Ireland to look at the science news stories of the week.

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