The Realities of Gene Editing with CRISPR

The gene-editing tool CRISPR can add, remove and rewrite sections of the human genome with startling precision. This NOVA short explores what the technology can already do and where it might lead, from treating disease to reshaping heredity. It lays out the science clearly while weighing the profound questions such power raises. Concise and illuminating, it is a smart primer on one of biology's most consequential breakthroughs. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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