CRISPR in Context: The New World of Human Genetic Engineering

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Published 2019-10-26
It’s happened. The first children genetically engineered with the powerful DNA-editing tool called CRISPR-Cas9 have been born to a woman in China. Their altered genes will be passed to their children, and their children’s children. Join CRISPR’s co-discoverer, microbiologist Jennifer Doudna, as we explore the perils and the promise of this powerful technology. It is not the first time human ingenuity has created something capable of doing us great good and great harm. Are we up to the challenge of guiding how CRISPR will shape the future?

PARTICIPANTS: Jennifer Doudna, Jamie Metzl, William Hurlbut

MODERATOR: Guy McKhann

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TOPICS
0:00 - Introduction
1:55 - Jennifer Doudna introduction
2:25 - How do we learn to use CRISPR technology wisely?
3:29 - The basics of understanding CRISPR
6:04 - Genetic engineering explainer film
7:39 - How can CRISPR help the worldwide food chain?
9:57 - Genetic disease treatment
14:25 - Improving quality of life
15:55 - Designer babies
17:55 - The gene drive
19:25 - Confronting the ethical implications of CRISPR
23:55 - Jennifer’s childhood in Hawaii
28:25 - Patents
32:08 - Importance of accuracy
32:40 - Germ cells vs somatic cells
35:58 - He Jiankui controversy
40:05 - What makes CRISPR dangerous?
43:48 - How do we enforce regulation of CRISPR use?
53:50 - The aftermath of He Jiankui’s work
1:09:25 - How do we make CRISPR technology accessible globally?
1:14:00 - How do we balance natural biology and CRISPR?
1:18:44 - How will CRISPR impact our future as a species?

PROGRAM CREDITS
- Produced by Nils Kongshaug
- Associate Produced by Emmalina Glinskis
- Music provided by APM
- Additional images and footage provided by: Getty Images, Shutterstock, Videoblocks.
- Recorded at the Simons Foundation's Gerald D. Fishbaum Auditorium

The Kavli Prize recognizes scientists for their seminal advances in astrophysics, nanoscience, and neuroscience. The series, “The Big, the Small, and the Complex,” is sponsored by The Kavli Foundation.

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All Comments (21)
  • @dewildest
    I am 35 years old and I feel healthier now than I did in my early 20's. See what happened was I gave up alchohol, increased my water and organic food intake, took up yoga and meditation. Now I don't get sick (like ever), and haven't been to a doctor in years. Our bodies are more capable than we could ever imagine.
  • Pandora's box wide open and Klaus Schwab drooling 🤤 with excitement to compelling the World into hybridisation dystopia.
  • @henryward5725
    My concerns would be the manipulation of DNA by organizations like world health organization, big Pharma, militarily industrial complex. Those who serve their own agenda and not the best interests of mankind.
  • @amlecciones
    In a book about this, they document that she says her fear is the unethical use of the technology, especially in countries that have no moral qualms - she specifically states China. And then we had the Wuhan incident...
  • @messenger610
    Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
  • @woodwork5574
    When she mentioned the WHO right out the gate ,fear shot right through me.
  • @bunk2000
    After taking university genetics and molecular biology courses, I see genetics as so freaking complicated in terms of regulation, repair mechanisms, differential gene expression, robustness, etc, etc that I can't imagine the scenario people are freaking out about with designer babies or super-human soldiers. So much of genetics is not understood, not just about specific traits, but about how pathways operate. And much of genetic engineering in a lab is shooting in the dark and hoping a certain percent of your attempts were successful. It's extraordinarily difficult to edit single nucleotides or drop whole exons in precise targeting. As far as CRISPR itself, the machinery could bind to other locations within the genome and act at a non-target site (yay, unintended consequences) because CRISPR complexes target relatively small sequence domains. Hell, even introducing CRISPR reagents into the tissue of interest is a challenge (no, it won't just jump across the plasma membrane at the will of the scientist). Precision medicine is the future. It is so exciting that people with a range of conditions can soon have higher quality of and potentially extended lifespans. Until we all become educated enough on the technology, we can't begin to understand its implications- so until then, how about focus on how much suffering will be (and already has been!) reduced.
  • @jodymadoche
    You should see what they are putting in our atmosphere here in Alberta and BC.
  • Revelation 18:23 "for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived". Sorceries in this verse, in the original Greek is pharmakeia which means a drug. What has all nations deceived right now? What is the solution being offered right now? Take heed!
  • I wondering what nightmares she's having now, with the fact that the covid Vax has crisper technology Never mind, just discovered she is intimately connected with the WEC and covid testing using crispr........
  • @NannyMAU
    I feel inspired by the comments- eyes open - We see them 😎😎😎😎
  • @87gob54
    The World Health Organization Is favored by this woman. That easily tells us humans who's side she is on. Her own.
  • @freedom68
    Just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should.
  • @wematter4870
    have we been vaccinated by this CRISPR technology ! MASSIVE EDITTING OUR GENES
  • @cog1140
    Hopefully we can eliminate the psychopathic and narcissistic gene out of those who live a life of excess thru the use of other people via deception and lies, for their own gain.
  • @johnriser5865
    This woman comes off as infomercial host and cheerleader for The Who.
  • @billherk1816
    44:25- "and the scientists have done an incredibly great job of being responsible". Well, that is all I needed to hear. Press on, Dr. Frankenstein.
  • I find it interesting that the SARS cov 2 💉 has crispr “cas 9” as the tool that helps insert the spike protein 🤔
  • @MT-fg2vl
    You're unique human being, there has never been another you, and never will. Your DNA has the God code. No one or thing can or will ever be able to duplicate or replicate the miracle, that is YOU! Let us celebrate Life as it was given . God bless 🙏