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Genetics Epigenetics

The Rise and Fall of Stem Cell Research

SciShow’s short history of stem cell research and the field’s promise and setbacks. Part of our Genetics and Epigenetics series. @SciShow

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Professor Shinya Yamanaka describes his back-up plan if his risky stem cell experiments failed

A short clip of Nobel laureate Shinya Yamanaka, who showed that adult cells can be reprogrammed into stem cells, describing his work in his own words. Part of our Genetics and Epigenetics series. @NobelPrizeII

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Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR

Kurzgesagt’s popular overview of CRISPR and genetic engineering. Made in 2016, so it predates base editing, prime editing, and approved CRISPR therapies. Part of our Genetics and Epigenetics series. @kurzgesagt

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How CRISPR lets us edit our DNA | Jennifer Doudna

Jennifer Doudna, a co-inventor of the technology, explains how CRISPR works and why it matters (TED, 2015). Part of our Genetics and Epigenetics series. @TED

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The era of therapeutic gene editing is here - David Liu

A two-minute look at base and prime editing and their medical promise, from their inventor David Liu of the Broad Institute. Part of our Genetics and Epigenetics series. @broadinstitute

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New CRISPR-based sickle cell treatment, explained

A two-minute explainer from STAT on Casgevy, the first approved CRISPR-based treatment, for sickle cell disease. Part of our Genetics and Epigenetics series. @Statnews

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The First CRISPR Gene Therapy Is Here

SciShow’s longer walk through what the first approved CRISPR therapy does. Part of our Genetics and Epigenetics series. @SciShow

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How Lipid Nanoparticles (LNPs) Dutifully Deliver mRNA

A two-minute look at the lipid-nanoparticle delivery vehicle. It is a company video about mRNA rather than gene-editing cargo, but the delivery principle is the same. Part of our Genetics and Epigenetics series. @modernatx

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He Jiankui and the World's First Gene-edited Babies | World Science Festival

A three-minute account from the World Science Festival of the 2018 germline-editing episode and the ethical debate that followed. Part of our Genetics and Epigenetics series. @WorldScienceFestival

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