Name: What you need to know about CRISPR
Uploaded: 2016-10-03T15:12:14Z
Duration: 9 min 43 s
Description: Should we bring back the wooly mammoth? Or edit a human embryo? Or wipe out an entire species that we consider harmful? The genome-editing technology CRISPR has made extraordinary questions like these legitimate -- but how does it work? Scientist and community lab advocate Ellen Jorgensen is on a mission to explain the myths and realities of CRISPR, hype-free, to the non-scientists among us.

Should we bring back the wooly mammoth? Or edit a human embryo? Or wipe out an entire species that we consider harmful? The genome-editing technology CRISPR has made extraordinary questions like these legitimate -- but how does it work? Scientist and community lab advocate Ellen Jorgensen is on a mission to explain the myths and realities of CRISPR, hype-free, to the non-scientists among us.

Ellen Jorgensen: What you need to know about CRISPR

What you need to know about CRISPR

CRISPR's accessibility revolutionizes research but entails a hefty responsibility for ethical stewardship and oversight.

CRISPR, a powerful gene-editing tool, challenges our approach to DNA manipulation and ethical boundaries in biotechnology.

Harnessing CRISPR's potential could revolutionize medical treatments and agriculture, but requires careful ethical consideration.