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How CRISPR lets us edit our DNA | Jennifer Doudna
CRISPR co-inventor Jennifer Doudna describes how a bacterial immune system became a programmable tool for editing DNA. She also raises the ethical questions that…
Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR
An animated overview of how genetic engineering developed and why CRISPR made editing DNA cheaper and more precise. It walks through potential medical uses…
Genome + CellsCRISPR gene editing
A programmable molecular tool that cuts or changes DNA at a chosen address.
Genome + CellsGene Editing, Gene Therapy, and RNA Medicines: Three Different Ways to Change an Outcome
In December 2023 the FDA approved Casgevy, the first CRISPR-based therapy, for sickle cell disease. Here is how gene editing, gene therapy and RNA medicines differ, and what that approval does and doesn't prove.