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Human Nature
Season 47
Episode 11
With an extraordinary new technology called CRISPR, we can now edit DNA—including human DNA. But how far should we go? Gene-editing promises to eliminate certain genetic disorders like sickle cell disease. But the applications quickly raise ethical questions. Is it wrong to engineer soldiers to feel no pain, or to resurrect an extinct species?
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Take a wild ride into the quantum realm, where even the impossible seems possible.
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We are on the verge of answering one of the greatest questions in history: Are we alone?
