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Human Nature

They're part of what we call,"the germ line." If we engineer gene changesinto my sperm,...

They're part of what we call,
"the germ line." If we engineer gene changes
into my sperm, they're passed to my son

Full Transcript

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They're part of what we call, "the germ line."
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If we engineer gene changes into my sperm,
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they're passed to my son.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:57
Uploaded
Jun 11, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Sandbox Films,News and Guts Films,The Wonder Collaborative

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Movie Summary

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
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
Don't use edited sperm and eggs to make human embryos, - Human Nature 00:05
Don't use edited sperm and eggs to make human embryos,
We must understand that - Human Nature 00:10
We must understand that
The debate that's being had - Human Nature 00:06
The debate that's being had
Should you be allowed to make - Human Nature 00:09
Should you be allowed to make
The gene pool, - Human Nature 00:05
The gene pool,
I used to have a T-shirt, and it had a little-- - Human Nature 00:07
I used to have a T-shirt, and it had a little--
But he was the lifeguard and he's blowing a whistle - Human Nature 00:08
But he was the lifeguard and he's blowing a whistle
Imagine being able to program the IQ of a baby. - Human Nature 00:04
Imagine being able to program the IQ of a baby.
Will we be sitting at computer terminals like this one - Human Nature 00:09
Will we be sitting at computer terminals like this one
Well, you know, the fear that everybody focuses on most - Human Nature 00:05
Well, you know, the fear that everybody focuses on most
-Every time there's a new technology, - Human Nature 00:06
-Every time there's a new technology,
If there's a market for cloning, - Human Nature 00:09
If there's a market for cloning,
-With CRISPR, even reputable magazines - Human Nature 00:08
-With CRISPR, even reputable magazines
The little thing that says "high IQ," - Human Nature 00:09
The little thing that says "high IQ,"
Why do we keep ignoring the fact - Human Nature 00:08
Why do we keep ignoring the fact
And these nightmares, they haven't come to pass. - Human Nature 00:05
And these nightmares, they haven't come to pass.
We are capable of really evil things, - Human Nature 00:08
We are capable of really evil things,
If the goal is genocide, if the goal is eugenics, - Human Nature 00:11
If the goal is genocide, if the goal is eugenics,