08 July 2016

CRISPR explained

 

This is really quite amazing.  Those for whom an audio presentation is too linear and TLDR can browse a summary of the contents at this Radiolab page.
  • CRISPR is the sort of thing that gets drunk biologists at parties overly excited
  • CRISPR is a breakthrough approach to gene therapy that can turn Chihuahua into a Great Dane (and much much more)...

2 comments:

  1. StephenJuly 10, 2016 at 5:46 AM

    The future will be interesting that's for sure! Tremendous power in this technology

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  2. LilJuly 20, 2016 at 2:35 PM

    I was going to ask "how long before this is weaponised?", but who am I kidding... It's probably already happening.

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