Explore a comprehensive video series delving into the revolutionary CRISPR gene-editing technology and its far-reaching implications. Discover insights from renowned experts like Michio Kaku, Richard Dawkins, and Jennifer Doudna as they discuss the potential for genetic immortality, designer babies, and artificial genetic mutations. Examine the ethical considerations surrounding human-animal hybrids and the possibility of eternal youth. Investigate the warnings about global catastrophes related to CRISPR, AI, and robotics. Learn about the potential to revive extinct species or create new ones using gene drive technology. Analyze the ethics of altering human DNA through gene editing and the challenges of regulating such advancements. Gain understanding of CRISPR's practical applications, including curing sickle cell disease, growing organs, and modifying mosquitoes to combat disease.
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Syllabus
Michio Kaku: Genetics: The Key to Immortality?.
Richard Dawkins: The Dangers of CRISPR, Designer Babies, and Artificial Genetic Mutation | Big Think.
The Ethics of Crossing Humans with Animals | Glenn Cohen | Big Think.
Eternal youth may be possible. Which age would you stay at forever? | Michio Kaku | Big Think.
3 Warnings to Stop Global Catastrophe: CRISPR, AI, & Robots | Richard Clarke | Big Think.
CRISPR's Gene Drive Could Revive Extinct Species–or Create New Ones | Jennifer Doudna | Big Think.
Michio Kaku: Genetic and digital immortality are within reach | Big Think.
The Ethics of Changing Human DNA Via Gene Editing, with Siddhartha Mukherjee | Big Think.
CRISPR Babies: Eugenics, Ethics, and Why Regulation Efforts Could Be Too Late | Jennifer Doudna.
CRISPR 101: Curing Sickle Cell, Growing Organs, Mosquito Makeovers | Jennifer Doudna | Big Think.
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This course is important because we have a tool that enables us to determine the future of humanity. We are all responsible for the future of leaving organisms. This decision should not be the sole responsibility of geneticians, but the responsibility of all parties involved. Thanks for this wonderful course and please countinue enlighten us on such great topics.
