Gene Editing and the Future of Us

Science Rules! with Bill Nye

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4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2020

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Jennifer Doudna co-discovered CRISPR, a revolutionary tool for editing DNA and changing our genes. She joins us to talk about what her innovation means for health, medicine, and — for better or worse — the ability to redesign ourselves.

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0:00.0	We're all science people.
0:10.0	Science!
0:11.0	Exactly.
0:12.0	Evolution does some pretty funky things.
0:14.0	There's chemistry in here.
0:15.0	There's biology in here.
0:17.0	The old question in science is how do you know that?
0:19.0	The achievement equals skill times effort.
0:21.0	That's the recipe for success.
0:23.0	I'm about to show you something so cool of blow your mind.
0:26.0	We can make the world better for everybody.
0:29.0	Starting now.
0:32.0	Greetings, greetings, greetings.
0:34.0	I'm your host Bill Nye.
0:36.0	Welcome to Science Rules.
0:38.0	This is the show where science rules.
0:40.0	It's a call and show.
0:42.0	If you want to be on the show, and I hope you do,
0:44.0	leave a voice mail at 2014720785
0:49.0	or go to what must be your homepage, askbilnye.com.
0:56.0	And I am joined today once again by Science Writer,
0:59.0	Editor, Dear Friend, really dear friend,
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