A promising gene therapy can help kids born without the ability to hear. A Deaf bioethicist wants you to consider the implications.

This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Haleema Shah and Avishay Artsy, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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