CRISPR-Cas9
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6 mentions
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first heard Mar 2025
last heard 11 Sep
↑4 vs the 12 months before
CRISPR-Cas9, a gene-editing technology that allows precise modifications to DNA, discussed as a future tool for genetic correction.
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Peak in the week of 28 Jul — 3 mentions across 1 series.
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentFrancis FukuyamaThe Ezra Klein Show · Why I Can't Stop Thinking About 'The End of History' · 1:03:22 · 11 Sep
…I wrote a book in the early 2000s actually about biotechnology where I was arguing that if you could actually, through something like CRISPR-Cas9, if you could modify the human gene line to modify human nature, you would attack some of the basic premises of modern liberalism because you could create different classes of human beings in a way that didn't exis…
Jonathan McRaeFutureproof with Jonathan McCrea · Extra: Could base editing lead to designer babies? · 2:58 · 28 Jul
…What is the difficulty with CRISPR-Cas9 and why can we not use it immediately now to fix so many genetic diseases and fix potential diseases in embryos today?…
Oliver BowerFutureproof with Jonathan McCrea · Extra: Could base editing lead to designer babies? · 1:00 · 28 Jul
…So CRISPR-Cas9 is effectively a pair of molecular scissors.…
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