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Human Nature

We can now edit the human genome with a tool called CRISPR. But how far should we go?

Aired 09/09/2020 | Expires 09/09/2025 | Rating TV-PG

Human Nature
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Human Nature

Season 47 Episode 11 | 1h 33m 41sVideo has Closed Captions

We can now edit the human genome with a tool called CRISPR. But how far should we go?

With an extraordinary new technology called CRISPR, we can now edit DNA—including human DNA. But how far should we go? Gene-editing promises to eliminate certain genetic disorders like sickle cell disease. But the applications quickly raise ethical questions. Is it wrong to engineer soldiers to feel no pain, or to resurrect an extinct species?

Aired 09/09/2020 | Expires 09/09/2025 | Rating TV-PG

Additional funding for "Human Nature" is provided by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Additional production support is provided by Sandbox Films, a Simons Foundation initiative. Major funding for NOVA...

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NOVA

Human Nature

Season 47 Episode 11 | 1h 33m 41sVideo has Closed Captions

With an extraordinary new technology called CRISPR, we can now edit DNA—including human DNA. But how far should we go? Gene-editing promises to eliminate certain genetic disorders like sickle cell disease. But the applications quickly raise ethical questions. Is it wrong to engineer soldiers to feel no pain, or to resurrect an extinct species?

Aired 09/09/2020 | Expires 09/09/2025 | Rating TV-PG

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Additional funding for "Human Nature" is provided by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Additional production support is provided by Sandbox Films, a Simons Foundation initiative. Major funding for NOVA...

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