Nn: It really does make me feel like the state of jean editing in 20 twentys, sort of like or making predictions about its future. I completely agree with you. We're in a technology driven splace. So agrf, we we just buckle our cea belts and and either parti either make this happen or or make use ofat wha's happening. Well, we appreciate very much you are helping us to buckle our seap belts here. Fyodor or no. Thanks so much for being on thewinescape podcast. Truly a pleasure.
Not too long ago nobody carried a mobile phone; now almost everybody does. That’s the kind of rate of rapid progress we’re seeing with our ability to directly edit genomes. With the use of CRISPR-Cas9 and other techniques, gene editing is becoming commonplace. How does that work — and perhaps more importantly, how are we going to put it to use? Fyodor Urnov has worked in this area from its beginning, having coined the term “gene editing.” We talk about how this new technology can be used to cure or prevent disease, as well as the pros and cons of designer babies.
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Fyodor Urnov received his Ph.D. in Biology from Brown University. He is currently professor of Genetic, Genomics, and Development in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at UC Berkeley, as well as Director for Technology and Translation at the Innovative Genomics Institute. His research focuses on using CRISPR gene-editing techniques to develop treatments for sickle cell disease, radiation injury, and other conditions, as well as guiding IGI researchers as they bring these therapies from the lab to the clinic.
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