A revolution in gene editing enables scientists to create and edit DNA like never before. Premiering May 23, 2018 at 9 pm on PBS “It’s alive!” Since Dr. Frankenstein spoke those famous words, we’ve been alternately enthralled and terrified by the idea of creating life in the lab. Now, a […]
How genetically engineered mosquitoes might defeat a disease that kills millions of children. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO The invention of the CRISPR gene editing tool has injected new life into a line of research called gene drive. Gene drives use selfish genetic elements to spread a modification through a […]
With an extraordinary new technology called CRISPR, we can now edit DNA—including human DNA. But how far should we go? Gene-editing promises to eliminate certain genetic disorders like sickle cell disease. But the applications quickly raise ethical questions. Is it wrong to engineer soldiers to feel no pain, or to […]
CRISPR gene-editing technology is advancing quickly. What can it do now—and in the future? The revolutionary gene-editing tool known as CRISPR can alter, add, and remove genes from the human genome. The implications are immense: It could help eliminate illnesses like sickle cell disease and muscular dystrophy, and could even […]
Mixing human + animal DNA and the future of gene editing Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Learn skills from the world’s top minds at Big Think Edge: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- As the material that makes all living things what/who we are, DNA is the key to understanding and […]
CRISPR: The future or undoing of humanity? with Walter Issaacson Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink/featured Up next ►► The Ethics of Changing Human DNA Via Gene Editing, with Siddhartha Mukherjee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSy8KVXRgKM The idea of gene editing was once a thing of the future – but today it’s […]
