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John Zhang runs thethird or fourth biggest fertility clinicin the country, and then he...

John Zhang runs the
third or fourth biggest fertility clinic
in the country, and then he started a company
called Darwin Life

Full Transcript

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John Zhang runs the third or fourth biggest
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fertility clinic in the country,
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and then he started a company called Darwin Life.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:03
Uploaded
Jun 11, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Sandbox Films,News and Guts Films,The Wonder Collaborative

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A breakthrough called CRISPR opens the door to curing diseases, reshaping the biosphere, and designing our own children. A provocative exploration of its far-reaching implications, through the eyes of the scientists who discovered it
He said that he was enthusiastic about - Human Nature 00:05
He said that he was enthusiastic about
He basically said that, - Human Nature 00:13
He basically said that,
-We will be able to correct mutations - Human Nature 00:06
-We will be able to correct mutations
-I ended up having several dreams - Human Nature 00:28
-I ended up having several dreams
And he leaned over, and he said, - Human Nature 00:09
And he leaned over, and he said,
I remember waking up from that dream - Human Nature 00:06
I remember waking up from that dream
5 1/2 years ago, it was recognized that - Human Nature 00:14
5 1/2 years ago, it was recognized that
The Cas9 protein is gonna make the cut in the DNA. - Human Nature 00:05
The Cas9 protein is gonna make the cut in the DNA.
We are correcting the sickle mutation - Human Nature 00:07
We are correcting the sickle mutation
So if it's a woman, their eggs are not corrected. - Human Nature 00:04
So if it's a woman, their eggs are not corrected.
That change will not get passed along to future generations. - Human Nature 00:04
That change will not get passed along to future generations.
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So they will be cured,
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Now we need to give the cell another piece of DNA,
So why not just do it so that the disease gene - Human Nature 00:07
So why not just do it so that the disease gene
And there's some people out there who think - Human Nature 00:04
And there's some people out there who think
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But we may be creating things
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-When we engineer gene changes
They're part of what we call, "the germ line." - Human Nature 00:10
They're part of what we call, "the germ line."...
They're passed to his son and forever. - Human Nature 00:05
They're passed to his son and forever.
My colleagues and I wrote a fairly strongly worded piece - Human Nature 00:20
My colleagues and I wrote a fairly strongly worded piece