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Now, in the lab, we have gene-drive mosquitoes
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Unnatural Selection

Now, in the lab,we have gene-drive mosquitoes that are very, very promising

Now, in the lab,
we have gene-drive mosquitoes that are very, very promising

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Now, in the lab, we have gene-drive mosquitoes
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that are very, very promising.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
59
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:44
Uploaded
Jun 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary
Production
Radley Studios,Reel Peak Film,Twist & Turn Films

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Movie Summary

DNA, the very essence of life, can now be altered. Not only by Harvard geneticists and multi-billion dollar corporations, but also by renegade biohackers working out of their garages.
S01 • E01 We will not need to ask another person, - Unnatural Selection 00:13
We will not need to ask another person,
S01 • E03 Mosquitoes are the deadliest animal on the planet, - Unnatural Selection 00:08
Mosquitoes are the deadliest animal on the planet,
S01 • E03 Not only malaria, - Unnatural Selection 00:05
Not only malaria,
S01 • E01 Eventually, if your kidney is damaged, - Unnatural Selection 00:07
Eventually, if your kidney is damaged,
S01 • E01 We can fix mutations, can repair broken genes, - Unnatural Selection 00:06
We can fix mutations, can repair broken genes,
S01 • E03 But they are very... terrestrial. - Unnatural Selection 00:04
But they are very... terrestrial.
S01 • E01 I will target a neuron - Unnatural Selection 00:07
I will target a neuron
S01 • E03 We inject CRISPR that we engineered in the lab - Unnatural Selection 00:12
We inject CRISPR that we engineered in the lab
S01 • E03 Once you get your first transgenic mosquito, - Unnatural Selection 00:05
Once you get your first transgenic mosquito,
S01 • E01 By using the Cas9 system, - Unnatural Selection 00:08
By using the Cas9 system,
S01 • E03 This is the brain, the optical nerve, and-- and the eyes. - Unnatural Selection 00:05
This is the brain, the optical nerve, and-- and the eyes.
S01 • E01 We can turn on that gene and help treat muscle dystrophy. - Unnatural Selection 00:06
We can turn on that gene and help treat muscle dystrophy.
S01 • E03 The gene drive will be fluorescent, - Unnatural Selection 00:06
The gene drive will be fluorescent,
S01 • E03 You can clearly see which one have been modified - Unnatural Selection 00:06
You can clearly see which one have been modified
S01 • E01 It is natural to ask, "Can we make a better human being?" - Unnatural Selection 00:06
It is natural to ask, "Can we make a better human being...
S01 • E03 Gene drive can generate mosquitoes that produce only males, - Unnatural Selection 00:10
Gene drive can generate mosquitoes that produce only males,
S01 • E03 And the second one, you will have more and more males - Unnatural Selection 00:07
And the second one, you will have more and more males
S01 • E01 It is also important to realize - Unnatural Selection 00:13
It is also important to realize
S01 • E03 At the beginning, we looked at this technology - Unnatural Selection 00:06
At the beginning, we looked at this technology
S01 • E01 I think we all agree that it's good to fix diseases. - Unnatural Selection 00:06
I think we all agree that it's good to fix diseases.