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Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR
Kurzgesagt's animated explainer on CRISPR gene editing, covering how the technology works and what it could mean for curing disease, designer babies and aging. It frames genetic engineering as an irreversible change coming to humanity.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters hand it out as a quick, accessible primer whenever CRISPR or gene editing comes up.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
- Topic
- crispr gene editing
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2017–2020
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
For anyone unfamiliar with CRISPR, I strongly recommend this quick introduction video from Kurzgesagt on YouTube: [VIDEO]
rosalinekarr on Hacker News · 2017-05
In CRISPR eliminates HIV-1 infection in live animalsFor the surely upcoming discussion about pros and cons of genetic editing in humans, Kurzgesagt has a basic overview of the space, if you can spare some 15 minutes with your morning coffee. [VIDEO] (not affiliated, just love their videos)
TeMPOraL on Hacker News · 2018-11
In First gene-edited babies claimed in China
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