Today I speak with my good buddy Kevin Hackett. Kevin works in the world of genomics and has a biochemistry and genetics degree from Clemson University. In this episode we talk about gene editing and CRISPR. We start basic, with what genetics are and touch on topics including - how CRISPR works, what sorts of diseases it might be used for and what the future of gene editing looks like. If you’re interested at all in this topic but like me, have limited knowledge on it, this podcast should be right up your alley.LINKS:Chinese researcher goes to jail for editing CCR5 five https://abcnews.go.com/International/chinese-scientist-reportedly-gene-edited-babies-sentenced-prison/story?id=67982103What is the SMN1 gene? https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/SMN1FDA-approved SMN1 gene therapy https://smanewstoday.com/2019/05/24/fda-approves-zolgensma-gene-therapy-newborns-toddlers-with-any-sma-type/Recent use of CRISPR in the news https://www.cbsnews.com/news/crispr-used-inside-a-humans-body-for-the-first-time-scientists-say-today-2020-03-05/theEWpodcast: http://theewpodcast.com/