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Jennifer Doudna - Biochemist
Sarah Montague speaks to biochemist Jennifer Doudna about the gene editing tool Crispr/Cas9. What does she make of the breathtaking pace of innovation since her discovery?
Sarah Montague speaks to biochemist Jennifer Doudna. Crispr/Cas9 is a gene editing tool that has been described as the greatest biological breakthrough in decades. The hopes that rest on it are immense: that it can be used to cure cancer and other intractable diseases, stop mosquitoes carrying malaria, create drought-resistant crops and food that does not rot - even that it can recreate extinct animals. What does Jennifer make of the breathtaking pace of innovation since her discovery and does she fear where it may lead?
Last on
Fri 1 Jun 2018
03:30GMT
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Role | Contributor |
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Interviewer | Sarah Montague |
Interviewed Guest | Jennifer Doudna |