Sunday, October 25, 2020

TED Talks Technology: Can we cure genetic diseases by rewriting DNA? | David R. Liu

Very cool science!


Can we cure genetic diseases by rewriting DNA? | David R. Liu
TED Talks Technology

In a story of scientific discovery, chemical biologist David R. Liu shares a breakthrough: his lab's development of base editors that can rewrite DNA. This crucial step in genome editing takes the promise of CRISPR to the next level: if CRISPR proteins are molecular scissors, programmed to cut specific DNA sequences, then base editors are pencils, capable of directly rewriting one DNA letter into another. Learn more about how these molecular machines work -- and their potential to treat or even cure genetic diseases.

Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ted-talks-technology/id470624027?i=1000442201372



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