CRISPR Is a Puppy and a Boy with a Circular Saw (CS17)

Описание: What is this CRISPR thing I keep hearing about in the news? It can apparently cure diseases! If you want to know what CRISPR, I need to tell you about the boy, the dog, the backpack, and the railroad. It’ll all make sense.

This is episode 17 of Cracked Science, for May 23rd, 2018.

Jonathan Liked Something:
“A giant gorilla and a winged wolf: Does ‘Rampage’ get the science of CRISPR right?” (https://www.statnews.com/2018/04/12/c...)

The Nature video on CRISPR:    • CRISPR: Gene editing and beyond  
The PCR video:    • Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)  
Professor Alan Peterson’s 30-minute presentation on CRISPR in which he uses the analogy of the boy and the dog:    • #myDNAforum - CRISPR: What can it do, wher...  


Production crew: Frank Roop (McGill University)
Theme music: Joseph Hackl (http://www.VoodooJazz.ca)
Graphic design: Cassandra Lee
Backdrop: Hollandog (Licensed from Shutterstock)

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