Genome editing could potentially erase all genetic diseases from humanity, but is the tradeoff worth it? Our DNA is an intricately woven story of each individual person, meaning that changing one piece could have unexpected, detrimental effects somewhere else in the body. Our expert explains the incredible opportunities — and astonishing risks — of using CRISPR to edit the human genome.
Guest Information:
- Dr. Neal Baer, Lecturer, Harvard Medical School & Yale School of Public Health, Editor, The Promise and Peril of CRISPR
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