What you need to know about CRISPR

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October 3, 2016 Today’s TED Talk What you need to know about CRISPR 09:53 minutes · TEDSummit Should we bring back the wooly mammoth? Or edit a human embryo? Or wipe out an entire species that we consider harmful? The genome-editing technology CRISPR has made extraordinary questions like these legitimate -- but how does it work? Scientist and community lab advocate Ellen Jorgenson is on a mission to explain the myths and realities of CRISPR, hype-free, to the non-scientists among us. Watch now »   Playlist of the Day How does DNA work? Your DNA makes you, you -- but how does it work? These talks explore what we know about the genome, the unique genetic sequence that makes up life as we know it. Watch » 7 talks · Total run time 1:57:48 Join us on Facebook Follow us @TEDTalks

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