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https://www.ted.com/talks/david_r_liu_can_we_cure_genetic diseases_by_rewriting_dna 2019-04-23 APRIL 23, 2019

TODAY'S TED TALK Can we cure genetic diseases by rewriting DNA? 16:12 minutes · TED2019 In a story of scientific discovery, chemical biologist David R. Liu shares a breakthrough: his lab's development of base editors that can rewrite DNA. This crucial step in genome editing takes the promise of CRISPR to the next level: if CRISPR proteins are molecular scissors, programmed to cut specific DNA sequences, then base editors are pencils, capable of directly rewriting one DNA letter into another. Learn more about how these molecular machines work -- and their potential to treat or even cure genetic diseases. https://www.ted.com/talks/david_r_liu_ can_we_cure_genetic_diseases_by_rewriting_dna/ up-next?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_campaign=daily&utm _medium=email&utm _content=image__2019-04-23