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Gene Editing | Should You be Worried?

From combating climate change, to curing disease, to creating designer babies, gene-editing technologies have the potential to transform lives. What risks do they pose?

00:00 | Gene editing: risk v reward

01:06 | Cavendish bananas are under threat

03:47 | GM crops have a bad reputation

05:18 | GM mosquitoes could reduce transmissible viruses

07:50 | Ethical concerns around genetic interventions

09:30 | Editing genes with CRISPR

10:57 | CRISPR could cure sickle-cell disease 

12:31 | Controversial applications of CRISPR

15:23 | Could gene editing lead to designer babies? 

16:20 | Germline editing is causing international outcry

18:37 | CRIPSR could revolutionise agriculture and combat climate change

21:11 | Using genetic editing to rescue wild populations

23:30 | Gene editing may transform life on earth. 

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