Malpractice Podcast

#5: CRISPR Gene Editing


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With new and improved audio, in this episode, Sydnee tells the story of CRISPR gene editing, babies Nana and Lulu (the first humans to be born with "clinically" edited genomes), plus Dr. Jennifer Doudna and Dr. Emmanuel Charpentier (two badass scientists on the forefront of gene editing technology).

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Resources:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00673-1

https://www.newsweek.com/he-jiankui-jailed-gene-editing-1479614

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/10/crispr-revolutionary-genetic-scissors-honored-chemistry-nobel

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/31/health/crispr-genetics-embryos.html

https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/12/03/131752/chinas-crispr-babies-read-exclusive-excerpts-he-jiankui-paper/ 

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/12/science/jennifer-doudna-crispr-cas9-genetic-engineering.html 

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