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Human Nature

We decided to figure out a way to change human genesin a precise fashion

We decided to figure out a way to change human genes
in a precise fashion

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We decided to figure out a way
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to change human genes in a precise fashion.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:34
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
This will get technical but good technical. - Human Nature 00:05
This will get technical but good technical.
DNA breaks all the time. - Human Nature 00:04
DNA breaks all the time.
And the X-rays actually hit your DNA, - Human Nature 00:07
And the X-rays actually hit your DNA,
The good news is, - Human Nature 00:07
The good news is,
Inside our cells, - Human Nature 00:07
Inside our cells,
If one is broken, it can say to its sister-- - Human Nature 00:07
If one is broken, it can say to its sister--
I'm wondering if I can copy the missing genetic information." - Human Nature 00:06
I'm wondering if I can copy the missing genetic informa...
"Chromosome broken - Human Nature 00:15
"Chromosome broken
So it's useful because - Human Nature 00:14
So it's useful because
You fool the cell, - Human Nature 00:17
You fool the cell,
She will repair the break - Human Nature 00:10
She will repair the break
You can think of it like a cursor in Microsoft Word. - Human Nature 00:05
You can think of it like a cursor in Microsoft Word.
In Word, if you have a document where you edit, - Human Nature 00:06
In Word, if you have a document where you edit,
In DNA, wherever you make a cut - Human Nature 00:10
In DNA, wherever you make a cut
So if you wanted to use that capability - Human Nature 00:15
So if you wanted to use that capability
-How were we gonna do that? - Human Nature 00:05
-How were we gonna do that?
We need something that cuts only one gene - Human Nature 00:06
We need something that cuts only one gene
-There were just such serious blocks in the way. - Human Nature 00:06
-There were just such serious blocks in the way.
So it looked like it was gonna be a long road - Human Nature 00:09
So it looked like it was gonna be a long road
David's doctor told me, "Just hold on. - Human Nature 00:04
David's doctor told me, "Just hold on.