What is CRISPR-Cas?

CRISPR-Cas is a powerful new technology that is revolutionising biology. It's like cut and paste for DNA.
Scientists are already using CRISPR to introduce genes for disease resistance into wheat and insert malaria-blocking genes into mosquitoes. CRISPR could even allow us to eliminate certain genetic diseases in humans.
But we didn't invent CRISPR - instead we borrowed it from microbes like bacteria and archaea.
Watch this video to learn more about how these micro-organisms use CRISPR to fend off parasites like viruses, and how we've adapted it into a game-changing gene editing tool.
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I loved it! CRISPR is really complicated, but you made it this easy peasy to understand! Making science this simple is not anybody's work! Thanks so much!

[@angelakhadka3926]

OMG I couldn't understand CRISPR until now! This video is so simple and easy to understand. BIG THANK YOU!

[@jesusdacoast872]

Angela Khadka the same with me 😀

[@catherinebrink2474]

Thank you so much for this! Really needed a simple and effective video to explain CRISPR before my exams!

[@attarehman9995]

omg i am dying at 1:51 lol. Thank you very much for your help. Explanation is short however it covers everything that we need to know about CRISPER. Many Many THANKS.

[@marcdschwartzmd]

A wonderful video. I have looked over dozens of others, and this one offers the clearest explanation I have found.

[@mikeporcaro1593]

Lowkey best CRISPR-Cas basics video out there. Thank you!

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why lowkey

[@Rossiboy286]

Its crispr cas9 specifically, and its extremely more precise than anything we've ever had. There are no other tools that can do the SAME thing.

[@thisisbis]

The simple yet best ever explanation of CRISPR technology. Thank you very much!!

[@ceremonial-cosmetology]

Thank you so much for adding captions, great video!

[@jesusdacoast872]

Best CRISPR explanation on the net ever. Thanks a lot 😍

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Thank you sooo much for this beautiful non boring explanation ,you're amazing 💚🌷

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Nice Interpretation! Very Underrated Channel!

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Great video explaining such a groundbreaking technology! Well done

[@BOGObiology]

Great video! Labels in the clay-mation sections would have been a nice additional touch!

[@i.k.2292]

Can't believe I'm so short of time before my exams that I must watch this shortie with Pou music, but It's kind of helpful :D

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I hope you will do well on your tests!

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what a beautiful video with great visuals x thank you !!

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SUPER LIKE FOR SUCH A CLEAR N EASY EXPLANATION.....SUPERB

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Thank you for this great educational video! :)

[@eduardozepeda1972]

Nicely explained, the analogy with the scissors was excellent! Thank you so much :)

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Very good explanation!

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That was an outstanding explanation. Thanks!

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Amazing! Thank you very much!

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Thank you for this video , I really understand !

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THANK YOU FOR ACTUALLY EXPLAINING IT

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Wow nice video, thanks for helping me understand this topic

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very helpful, thank you

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Well explained!

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God! This was amazing! Thank you so much!

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Awesome!!!!!!!! Thank you!!

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Thank YOU !!!!!

[@sasha29622]

Great explanation and animation! Eureka - I get it! ;)

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Conceptual... one I will share this one

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nice one

[@govorilegko]

It was awesome.

[@martinkikonyogo1277]

Just imagine the mayhem of having two organisms interbreed with that protein molecule present within both their systems. Take for instance the scenario that the two were heterozygous in a certain trait but both of them have crisper influencing the continuity of those particular genes for the both of them. What happens to the offspring of such an organism? Somebody please give me a polsible and sensible prediction.

[@zenjacob9155]

The dominant trait out of the two will be expressed in the offspring.

[@jeisoncgalindo]

WoW !!!

[@bee7549]

the 'endless possibilities' could also be used as 'weaponized microbiology' in the wrong hands and there are many of those...

[@stephenprice3357]

Best video, every other video is confusing af

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❤...

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I've got a mutation in Gene 9.

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I wonder what happens if you use it against coronavirus?

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Is it not get success??

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Amazing what evolution can do ha ha LOL. Great video.

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