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Roberto Giacobbo, journalist and TV host, science communicator; Stefano Piccolo, Professor of Molecular Biology, University of Padua and member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. Moderated by Anna Meldolesi, journalist at Il Corriere della Sera.

This meeting aims to explore the value of scientific discoveries starting from the CRISPR gene-editing technique (Nobel 2020) applied unanimously to cure human diseases but viewed with suspicion in agriculture where it allows higher yields and reduces the use of agrochemicals. Why such a clear bias, and is it correct to forgo adopting scientific discoveries depending on the field of application?