A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power
Season 2 Episode 48 | 1h 2m 37s
Doudna joins Walter Isaacson in conversation about gene editing and the unthinkable power
Not since the atomic bomb has a technology so alarmed its inventors that they warned the world about its use. Not, that is, until the spring of 2015, when biologist Jennifer Doudna called for a worldwide moratorium on the use of the new gene-editing tool CRISPR — a revolutionary new technology that she helped create — to make heritable changes in human embryos.
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The Aspen Institute produces the Aspen Ideas Festival in concert with its partner, The Atlantic.
A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power
Season 2 Episode 48 | 1h 2m 37s
Not since the atomic bomb has a technology so alarmed its inventors that they warned the world about its use. Not, that is, until the spring of 2015, when biologist Jennifer Doudna called for a worldwide moratorium on the use of the new gene-editing tool CRISPR — a revolutionary new technology that she helped create — to make heritable changes in human embryos.
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The Aspen Institute produces the Aspen Ideas Festival in concert with its partner, The Atlantic.