#1 TECH – Gene Editing Is Going To Explode

2021-06-23T22:42:34+00:00

Hi guys! This is Mr. Daniel!   Advancement in Gene editing will revolutionize medicine! Gene editing caught the world's attention in 2018 when a Chinese Scientist, He Jianhui, used CRISPR to modify CCR5 receptor DNA so that a set of twins are resistant to HIV infections. Dr. Cahrpentier and Doudna are awarded Nobel Prizes in Chemistry 2020 for discovering CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors!   CRISPR is a set of genes used by bacteria. We can use CRISPR to search for a specific gene of interest and Cas9 to edit the genetic code! New fragments of genetic code can now be inserted precisely to replace [...]