Hack your DNA, and change your destiny. CRISPR-Cas9 is a gene editing tool that can eradicate diseases, and maybe one day even enhance our looks, personalities, and abilities. How does it do that, and are we ready for it? Host Joshua Lim finds out what conditions he could be passing down to his children with a DNA test, and questions if CRISPR could write them away. He meets some dengue-destroying mosquitoes, and anxiety-relieving vegetables that have been genetically edited with CRISPR. He finds out why many are still hesitant to adopt this revolutionary biomedical technology. More from Why It Matters: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkMf14VQEvTb20brFFm73-_ooi6i-QeGG ======================================= About the Series: COVID-19 is one of the worst crises humanity has ever seen and this outbreak is unlikely to be the last. What will it take to survive it – and prepare for the next? How is this pandemic changing the way we work, travel or use the loo? Can Virtual Reality be the key to keeping us sane amid the social isolation? Joshua Lim is back to make sense of the world in the age of social distancing. ==================================================== #CNAInsider #CNAWhyItMatters #DNA For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://www.youtube.com/cnainsider
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