# How CRISPR lets us edit our DNA

- 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](https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_doudna_how_crispr_lets_us_edit_our_dna)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [How CRISPR lets us edit our DNA](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jennifer_doudna_how_crispr_lets_us_edit_our_dna/9f3a31089ab2), 16 min (TED's player)