Scientists have created a new more powerful technique to edit genes. While most people may be familiar with CRISPR, this new method is called “prime editing” and it offers more precise gene cuts with less errors. Jackson Ryan, science editor at CNET, joins us more on this new gene editing technique that could enable treatment for approximately 89% of genetic mutations that cause disease.

Next, something very exciting as we talk to a 2019 Nobel Prize winner! Earlier in the year, Dr. Gregg Semenza and two others received the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their work into how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability. Because of their discoveries, there have been advancements that led to anemia and cancer drugs. Dr. Semenza, Professor of Genetic Medicine at Johns Hopkins University and 2019 Nobel Laureate, joins us to explain his work, how he reacted when he got the call notifying him he had won, and the high school teacher that inspired his love of science and discovery.

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