The age of genetic wonder

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February 17, 2019 NEW ON TED.COM The age of genetic wonder 18:05 minutes · TEDxCERN Gene-editing tools like CRISPR enable us to program life at its most fundamental level. But this raises some pressing questions: If we can generate new species from scratch, what should we build? Should we redesign humanity as we know it? Juan Enriquez forecasts the possible futures of genetic editing, exploring the immense uncertainty and opportunity of this next frontier. Watch now »   Playlist of the Day The most transformative TED Talks These are some of the TED Talks that had you looking at the world differently by the time the credits rolled (in no specific order). Watch » 25 talks · Total run time 7:02:15 NEW ON IDEAS.TED.COM The 3 questions this CEO uses to weed out jerks Like most employers, Chieh Huang isn't interested in hiring people who are overly rigid or who know it all. So he's created a 15-minute test to help identify them. Read more »   Download the TED app

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