What Darwin Didn't Know: The Modern Science of Evolution

Gene Editing and Directed Evolution (1x23)

Data di messa in onda: Dic 05, 2018

Darwin contrasted natural selection with artificial selection—the time-tested techniques for selective breeding that promote desired traits in plants and animals. See how far we’ve come with 21st-century tools such as CRISPR, which allows precise edits to the DNA sequence of any species. Evaluate the promise and perils of this technology, which lets us take evolution into our own hands.