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Etiënne van Winkel

Student Biology at Leiden

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As Guilty as a Gun

In ancient Greece, it was common to have religious festivities frequently. During such events, the offering of an ox was an important…
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Jenner's risk in gene manipulation

In the movie GATTACA, a futuristic world is sketched. In this world gene manipulation has diffused and entrenched itself through society.
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Interview on Doomsday

Imagine you’ve already graduated. Packed with your certificates, you’ll happily start applying for jobs. Then comes the first response to…
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Involve the elderly!

In Western countries, the ageing population is a key societal problem. More and more old people are being put in a care taking house.
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Embracing the Radical

Everybody knows that moment when you’re in the bar; your friends and you have had a couple of beers, when ‘the big problems of the world’…
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A Sustainable Dilemma

This week 'dilemmas' were discussed. Of course, the topic of nuclear energy couldn’t be missed in the debate. I was shocked to hear that…
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Syrian refugees; one train crash away

This week the courses for my minor ‘Responsible Innovations’ really started off. In Delft we were confronted with series of dilemma’s…