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This committee's gonna belooking at both somatic and germ line applicationsof gene editing

This committee's gonna be
looking at both somatic and germ line applications
of gene editing

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This committee's gonna be looking at both somatic
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and germ line applications of gene editing.
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6 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
01:10:13
Uploaded
Jun 10, 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
The committee that I co-chaired - Human Nature 00:15
The committee that I co-chaired
This should be the goal of society, - Human Nature 00:11
This should be the goal of society,
Can this be achieved by germ line gene editing? - Human Nature 00:05
Can this be achieved by germ line gene editing?
My view is no. - Human Nature 00:04
My view is no.
-The American Medical Association, - Human Nature 00:10
-The American Medical Association,
But they all said those things - Human Nature 00:05
But they all said those things
And then as soon as it comes that you can do it, - Human Nature 00:06
And then as soon as it comes that you can do it,
-Huntington's lurks in our DNA like a time bomb. - Human Nature 00:05
-Huntington's lurks in our DNA like a time bomb.
It would really eliminate a scourge in the world, - Human Nature 00:05
It would really eliminate a scourge in the world,
-At the big National Academy meeting, - Human Nature 00:09
-At the big National Academy meeting,
I say, yes, it is worth pursuing - Human Nature 00:04
I say, yes, it is worth pursuing
Anything that will stop my child from suffering, - Human Nature 00:07
Anything that will stop my child from suffering,
You know, draw this ethical line wherever you want, - Human Nature 00:05
You know, draw this ethical line wherever you want,
-I remember one woman told a story about a child - Human Nature 00:06
-I remember one woman told a story about a child
The skills and the knowledge - Human Nature 00:07
The skills and the knowledge
The statement of task demanded that we try to follow - Human Nature 00:10
The statement of task demanded that we try to follow
We said, "We conclude it is not intrinsically evil." - Human Nature 00:15
We said, "We conclude it is not intrinsically...
In Genesis 1, - Human Nature 00:11
In Genesis 1,
What does that mean for this science - Human Nature 00:10
What does that mean for this science
-The balance of nature is built of a series - Human Nature 00:11
-The balance of nature is built of a series