How CRISPR lets you edit DNA - Andrea M. Henle

How CRISPR lets you edit DNA - Andrea M. Henle with tags ted, ted-ed, ted ed, teded, ted education, animation, andrea m. henle, adam wells, crispr, gene editing, genome editing, dna editing, cas9, crispr-cas9, evolution

Sign up for our newsletter and never miss an animation: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletterView full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-crispr-lets-you-edit-dna-andrea-m-henleFrom the smallest single-celled organism to the largest creatures on Earth, every living thing is defined by its genes. With recent advancements, scientists can change an organisms fundamental features in record time using gene editing tools such as CRISPR. But where did this medical marvel come from and how does it work? Andrea M. Henle examines the science behind this new technology.Lesson by Andrea M. Henle, directed by Adam Wells.Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Felipe Hoff, Kyanta Yap, Lewis Westbury, Ojas Kapoor, Mirzat Turap, Jaime Arriola, Emilia Alvarado, Javid Gozalov, Paul Beard, Deepak Iyer, Markus Goldhacker, Mihai Sandu, Keven Webb, Maurice Castonguay, Kristiyan Bonev, Maryam Dadkhah, Joshua Wasniewski, Micha Friedrich, Arlene Spiegelman, Doug Henry, denison martins fernandes, Hashem Al, Daniel Nester, Richard A Berkley, Benjamin Chan, Dee Wei, Abdallah Absi, Denise A Pitts, Pi Guanghui, Doris, Kurt Almendras, Raymond Lee, Nicolas Silva, Tsz Hin Edmund Chan, Melvin Williams, Tirath Singh Pandher, Athena Grace Franco, Terry Minion, Mauricio Basso, Kelvin Lam, jj5252, Karlee Finch, Chumi Ogbonna, Barthlmy Michalon, Lefty McGoo, Lucas Pincerato, Mohamed Elsayed, Amin Shahril, Mihail Radu Pantilimon and Chris Thompson.