Reshaping Evolution
TED Radio Hour
CRISPR-Cas9: The Next Scientific Revolution
CRISPR and other tools, humans have invented mechanisms to change evolution. Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuel Charpentier's work earned them the Nobel Prize in 2020. Their development of the CRISPR-Cas9 molecule is being tested in over a dozen clinical trials. Will genetic treatments become everyday procedures? Should they be used to eradicate disease, revive extinct species, even help us live longer? So today on the show, reshaping evolution.
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