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Gene Editing | Should You be Worried? (2022)

From combating climate change, to curing disease, to creating designer babies, gene-editing technologies have the potential to transform lives. What risks do they pose?

00:00 - Gene editing: risk v reward

01:06 - Cavendish bananas are under threat

03:47 - GM crops have a bad reputation

05:18 - GM mosquitoes could reduce transmissible viruses

07:50 - Ethical concerns around genetic interventions

09:30 - Editing genes with CRISPR

10:57 - CRISPR could cure sickle-cell disease 

12:31 - Controversial applications of CRISPR

15:23 - Could gene editing lead to designer babies? 

16:20 - Germline editing is causing international outcry

18:37 - CRIPSR could revolutionise agriculture and combat climate change

21:11 - Using genetic editing to rescue wild populations

23:30 - Gene editing may transform life on earth. 


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