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We know that we couldengineer a single gene, myostatin, in a waythat could potentially...

We know that we could
engineer a single gene, myostatin, in a way
that could potentially make us all more muscular, but should we make that
universally available?

Full Transcript

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-We know that we could engineer a single gene,
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myostatin, in a way that could potentially
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make us all more muscular,
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but should we make that universally available?
Duration
13 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:57
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
They discovered that there are people - Human Nature 00:05
They discovered that there are people
One gene, one change, - Human Nature 00:06
One gene, one change,
So should this be-- I don't know, - Human Nature 00:08
So should this be-- I don't know,
There are people who feel no pain. - Human Nature 00:04
There are people who feel no pain.
This was discovered by studying - Human Nature 00:08
This was discovered by studying
The study of his DNA revealed he has a mutation in one gene. - Human Nature 00:05
The study of his DNA revealed he has a mutation in one gene.
It makes a protein that transmits the pain signal - Human Nature 00:09
It makes a protein that transmits the pain signal
You get rid of that gene, - Human Nature 00:05
You get rid of that gene,
Well, I'll give you a legitimate reason. - Human Nature 00:04
Well, I'll give you a legitimate reason.
Pain due to cancer is terrible, - Human Nature 00:06
Pain due to cancer is terrible,
We will have gene editing of that gene - Human Nature 00:07
We will have gene editing of that gene
Now, - Human Nature 00:11
Now,
-I don't think my job is that different - Human Nature 00:06
-I don't think my job is that different
There's a lot of kind of hunting around, - Human Nature 00:15
There's a lot of kind of hunting around,
Before science gets published, - Human Nature 00:06
Before science gets published,
Like, they have a certain circulation, - Human Nature 00:09
Like, they have a certain circulation,
This was the first case where someone had said about, - Human Nature 00:14
This was the first case where someone had said about,
This is a receptor that, if you don't have it, - Human Nature 00:06
This is a receptor that, if you don't have it,
Once I started digging into it, - Human Nature 00:09
Once I started digging into it,
John Zhang runs the third or fourth biggest - Human Nature 00:11
John Zhang runs the third or fourth biggest