Michael Regilio

Yeah, it's gene splicing or gene editing. In short, while studying bacteria, these scientists discovered that bacteria have a part of their DNA called CRISPR, which stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats. Palindromic? Like a palindrome? Like the word race car? I think so. And just as a total aside, my favorite palindrome is go hang a salami.

Yeah, it's gene splicing or gene editing. In short, while studying bacteria, these scientists discovered that bacteria have a part of their DNA called CRISPR, which stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats. Palindromic? Like a palindrome? Like the word race car? I think so. And just as a total aside, my favorite palindrome is go hang a salami.

You talked about these very specific kind of nerds that celebrate Mitochondrial Eve. I think palindromes are probably discovered by a different kind of very specific nerd. I think you might be right. Yeah. So this CRISPR stores a tiny piece of a virus's DNA. And the next time the virus comes back, this CRISPR snips out a piece of the DNA and destroys it.

You talked about these very specific kind of nerds that celebrate Mitochondrial Eve. I think palindromes are probably discovered by a different kind of very specific nerd. I think you might be right. Yeah. So this CRISPR stores a tiny piece of a virus's DNA. And the next time the virus comes back, this CRISPR snips out a piece of the DNA and destroys it.

You talked about these very specific kind of nerds that celebrate Mitochondrial Eve. I think palindromes are probably discovered by a different kind of very specific nerd. I think you might be right. Yeah. So this CRISPR stores a tiny piece of a virus's DNA. And the next time the virus comes back, this CRISPR snips out a piece of the DNA and destroys it.

So these two scientists wondered, why can't we use that technique to cut out genes that are unwanted and replace them with ones that are wanted?

So these two scientists wondered, why can't we use that technique to cut out genes that are unwanted and replace them with ones that are wanted?

So these two scientists wondered, why can't we use that technique to cut out genes that are unwanted and replace them with ones that are wanted?

As I said, this is a huge leap forward, and as such, this technology comes with a huge ethical concerns. Have you seen the film Gattaca?

As I said, this is a huge leap forward, and as such, this technology comes with a huge ethical concerns. Have you seen the film Gattaca?

As I said, this is a huge leap forward, and as such, this technology comes with a huge ethical concerns. Have you seen the film Gattaca?

It's a dystopian, futuristic tale in which society is divided not by race or nationality or religion, the classic dividing line, but rather by genetically enhanced humans and non-genetically enhanced humans.

It's a dystopian, futuristic tale in which society is divided not by race or nationality or religion, the classic dividing line, but rather by genetically enhanced humans and non-genetically enhanced humans.

It's a dystopian, futuristic tale in which society is divided not by race or nationality or religion, the classic dividing line, but rather by genetically enhanced humans and non-genetically enhanced humans.

No, yeah, it's a great movie. I love the film. Thanks to CRISPR, that future is now. That's what this technology could, and I emphasize could, do. How? Scientists could manipulate an embryo and turn off the genes for genetic diseases and turn on the genes for intelligence, athleticism, and a myriad of other desirable traits. This is where the debate comes in.

No, yeah, it's a great movie. I love the film. Thanks to CRISPR, that future is now. That's what this technology could, and I emphasize could, do. How? Scientists could manipulate an embryo and turn off the genes for genetic diseases and turn on the genes for intelligence, athleticism, and a myriad of other desirable traits. This is where the debate comes in.

No, yeah, it's a great movie. I love the film. Thanks to CRISPR, that future is now. That's what this technology could, and I emphasize could, do. How? Scientists could manipulate an embryo and turn off the genes for genetic diseases and turn on the genes for intelligence, athleticism, and a myriad of other desirable traits. This is where the debate comes in.

You see, there are two kinds of cells in the human body. There are somatic cells and germ cells. Altering one or the other has different ethical implications. So you're going to need to explain that to me.

You see, there are two kinds of cells in the human body. There are somatic cells and germ cells. Altering one or the other has different ethical implications. So you're going to need to explain that to me.

You see, there are two kinds of cells in the human body. There are somatic cells and germ cells. Altering one or the other has different ethical implications. So you're going to need to explain that to me.