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Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 30.8M views · 2016-08-10 · 16:04

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Overview

Kurzgesagt's animated explainer on CRISPR gene editing, covering how the technology works and what it could mean for curing disease, designer babies and aging. It frames genetic engineering as an irreversible change coming to humanity.

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HN commenters hand it out as a quick, accessible primer whenever CRISPR or gene editing comes up.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2017–2020

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What people said

rosalinekarr · 2017-05 · Strong recommendation

For anyone unfamiliar with CRISPR, I strongly recommend this quick introduction video from Kurzgesagt on YouTube: [VIDEO]

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TeMPOraL · 2018-11 · Recommendation

For the surely upcoming discussion about pros and cons of genetic editing in humans, Kurzgesagt has a basic overview of the space, if you can spare some 15 minutes with your morning coffee. [VIDEO] (not affiliated, just love their videos)

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sillysaurusx · 2020-01 · Reference

Heh. That was the first thing that popped to mind too. But it might be best to avoid the topic. Still, genetic engineering is marching ever-closer. [VIDEO]

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