Rewriting the Code of Life with CRISPR

with Samuel H. Sternberg | Biochemist | Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University

Sam Sternberg explains the breakthrough technology CRISPR that allows scientists to rewrite genetic code and, in doing so, erase the mutations that cause disease and enhance plants and animals with new traits. Explore the remarkable development of CRISPR, how this disruptive technology emerged from curiosity-driven experiments in bacteria to understand host-virus warfare, and the ethical ramifications of this powerful technology.