With new and improved audio, in this episode, Sydnee tells the story of CRISPR gene editing, babies Nana and Lulu (the first humans to be born with "clinically" edited genomes), plus Dr. Jennifer Doudna and Dr. Emmanuel Charpentier (two badass scientists on the forefront of gene editing technology).
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Resources:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00673-1
https://www.newsweek.com/he-jiankui-jailed-gene-editing-1479614
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/31/health/crispr-genetics-embryos.html
https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/12/03/131752/chinas-crispr-babies-read-exclusive-excerpts-he-jiankui-paper/
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/12/science/jennifer-doudna-crispr-cas9-genetic-engineering.html