What are GMOs, anyway? A CRISPR-Cas9 Rap | Breakthrough Junior Challenge | Prod. by Mixla

Hi! I'm Gwyn, a 17-year-old from the USA, and this is my entry for the #breakthroughjuniorchallenge! I'll quickly take you through the basics of DNA, gene editing, and how scientists are now using CRISPR. To fit in the time limit (and the rhyme scheme!) I couldn't cover everything. For more on CRISPR, check out these great resources or feel free to drop questions in the comments and I'll do my best to help you out! www.vox.com/2018/7/23/1759486...
• What is CRISPR?
Black lives matter. I feel it's important that I acknowledge that rap is a genre created by Black artists. White people far too often appropriate Black culture, absorbing the parts that they like into popular culture and leaving the rest as symbols that are negatively attached with Blackness. I've found for years that putting scientific concepts to a beat and rhyme help me memorize them, and the process of creating these projects helps me understand the concepts better, which is why I presented my content in this way. Here's a collection of resources related to the Black Lives Matter movement (content may be explicit)--if there are any other videos or resources you think I should link to or if anything on this website is problematic, please let me know!
www.pb-resources.com/
The beat in the background is free use music created by Mixla; they explicitly confirmed that it was okay to use in a scholarship entry as long as credited in the title as I have done. All other work is my own.
#breakthroughjuniorchallenge2020

[@AyaanKhan-lj8jg]

Wow I never knew that it was possible to rap with science maybe that's why you got into Williams

[@madhuchandrasekaran7693]

Wow! This is so creative and explains such a difficult topic in a fun and easy way... Good luck!

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed!! 😊

[@katieyu9374]

Great video!!! Fellow challenger here (also in team life sciences!!), best of luck 😊👍

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

Awesome! Thank you so much! :)

[@Julia-su3qk]

This was so creative! Good job! Best of luck from a fellow competitor!

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

Thank you so much! Good luck to you, too!!

[@aymaneelasslouj2066]

Yeah sis! Show em dat biology! STEM Gang.

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

You know it! 😁

[@anjolasworld]

Sick beats, great way to present it !!!! Great Video ,from a fellow competitor !!!

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

Thank you so much!! :)

[@lauracarmona3883]

Great video! So creative and loved the idea to use the music as a tool for science, incredible combination! Good rhymes. Wish you good luck!😉

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

Thank you so much, I appreciate it!! :)

[@deabrahimaj8789]

Great video and explanation! Good luck from a participant! :)

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

Dea Brahimaj thank you so much! :)

[@nanaadwoaquayson2736]

Wow! This is awesome!!! Love the flow of the rap and the creativity! All the best 😊❤

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

Nana Adwoa Quayson thank you so much!! :)

[@marywonders1843]

Fantastic video! Learnt so much 👍

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

Thank you, so glad to hear it! 😊

[@shahfamily7880]

Wow this is so good! Such a creative way to explain this topic.

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

Thank you very much!! 😊

[@atharvadharphale5710]

Woahhhh great work with the rap lol💯💯it’s pretty hard to make a rap that sounds good and is informative

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

Thanks so much!! :)

[@armaanabbas5556]

That song was really clever! Good luck:)

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

Thanks very much!!

[@liamreinier9637]

Very informative but easy to understand!

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

thank you very much! :)

[@arditebujupaj4842]

Wow !Interesting video! Another participant here!

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

Thank you!! Best of luck to you :)

[@marijamandic3643]

Girl, this is amazing! A great topic and an inovative way to explain!🍀💗

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

Marija Mandic Aw, thank you so much!! :)

[@emmievos6555]

CRISPR is pretty dope 😎

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

It really is!

[@vanessawu2737]

Awesome video! Cool rap!

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

Vane W thanks!!! :)

[@alanat8297]

Nice, different and nice!

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

Alana T thank you very much!!

[@Globalan]

Wow! Your presentation is off the scale. You made me dance while watching you. Best of luck to you. Stay awesome.

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

Haha, thank you so much 😀

[@pushtivora]

That's so cool.......!!! Good Luck:)

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

Thank you!! 😄

[@hishamnasereddin4986]

The best of both worlds. What can’t you do Gwyn?

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

Hisham you're the best!

[@hcshires2]

Gwyn layin down BARS

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

😤💯🔥

[@skylarredford8365]

AYYY GET EM GWYN

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

Skylar Redford skylar!! 🥰

[@aryandugar7119]

this is really well-done, i thought it'd be a bit cheesy but its not at all so! :) good luck from a fellow competitor

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

Haha, thanks so much!! It might be a little cheesy, but hopefully I'll get away with that 😂

[@jamiesmith3257]

Gwyn I love this

[@brogankirkpatrick2703]

That makes one of us XD

[@jamiesmith3257]

Brogan Kirkpatrick get out of here hater

[@jamiesmith3257]

Brogan Kirkpatrick Id like to see you do better

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

Thank you for being profriend, Jamison

[@-..-_]

Smooothh haha 😍

[@madelinemiller1030]

the real rap god

[@GenuinelyGwyn]

I'm honored!