2015's biggest breakthrough could deliver designer babies
Clip: 12/30/2015 | 9m 15s
2015's biggest breakthrough could deliver designer babies.
CRISPR, a new method for editing genes, has been called a development that could revolutionize medicine. Cheaper and more precise than past gene editing, this promising tool has also raised concerns. Gwen Ifill talks to Jennifer Doudna of University of California, Berkeley and Paul Knoepfler of University of California, Davis.
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2015's biggest breakthrough could deliver designer babies
Clip: 12/30/2015 | 9m 15s
CRISPR, a new method for editing genes, has been called a development that could revolutionize medicine. Cheaper and more precise than past gene editing, this promising tool has also raised concerns. Gwen Ifill talks to Jennifer Doudna of University of California, Berkeley and Paul Knoepfler of University of California, Davis.
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