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CRISPR Gene-Editing Reality Check

Season 47 Episode 11

CRISPR gene-editing technology is advancing quickly. What can it do now—and in the future?

Scientists are beginning to use CRISPR gene-editing technology to treat diseases and alter the human genome. But as research advances, the ethical dilemmas multiply. Which illnesses—and traits—should be eliminated from the human experience?

AIR DATE 9/4/20

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