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Human Nature / Gene-Editing Reality Check

E9    Sep 9, 2020    90m    TV-PG
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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 resurrect an extinct species?
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Cast of Human Nature / Gene-Editing Reality Check
  • Robert SinsheimerSelf
  • David BaltimoreSelf
  • George ChurchSelf
  • Jennifer DoudnaSelf
  • Rodolphe BarrangouSelf
  • Antonio RegaladoSelf

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