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How CRISPR lets us edit our DNA

Jennifer Doudna · TED

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About

Geneticist Jennifer Doudna co-invented a groundbreaking new technology for editing genes, called CRISPR-Cas9. The tool allows scientists to make precise edits to DNA strands, which could lead to treatments for genetic diseases ... but could also be used to create so-called "designer babies." Doudna reviews how CRISPR-Cas9 works -- and asks the scientific community to pause and discuss the ethics of this new tool.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDGlobal>London
Speaker
Jennifer Doudna
Year
2015
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Medicine and health, Computer science, Engineering, Philosophy
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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