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About Soon a customized humanity? The CRISPR-Cas9 genetic revolution and its ethical issues

A major genetic engineering revolution has been underway since 2012. Thanks to a molecular device called CRISPR-Cas9, editing DNA will soon be as easy as pressing a button. Stunning applications are now possible such as wiping out malaria, HIV and some genetic diseases. But it also becomes possible to order a "programmed" animal, or human embryo… The economic impact of such a discovery are overwhelming and fundamental ethical questions are being raised. CRISPR-Cas9 opens a whole new field of possibilities which will forge our future. Can we imagine "enhanced" human beings? Can we forge life and evolution according to our needs? ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 - Introduction ▷ 02:27 - Boston: a breeding ground for research and innovation in health sciences ▷ 04:43 - How molecular biology can fix genetic disorders ▷ 08:14 - Emmanuelle Charpentier and her invention of a revolutionary molecular tool: CRISPR-Cas9 ▷ 10:30 - Manipulating the DNA of all living organisms ▷ 14:00 - Treating cancer and AIDS with CRISPR_Cas9 ▷ 17:38 - George M. Church and reversing the ageing process ▷ 24:40 - China another

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Soon a customized humanity? The CRISPR-Cas9 genetic revolution and its ethical issues
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52 minutes
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