Is DNA the future of data storage? - Leo Bear-McGuinness
AdultsGeneticsScienceBiology...In the event of a nuclear fallout, every piece of digital and written information could all be lost. Luckily, there is a way that all of human history could be recorded and safely stored beyond the civilization's end. And the key ingredient is inside all of us: our DNA. Leo Bear-McGuinness explains.
DNA Doesn't Look Like What You Think!
AdultsBiologyGeneticsScienceBiology textbooks are full of drawings of DNA, but none of those show what DNA actually looks like. Sure, they're good models for understanding how DNA works, but inside of real cells, it's a whole lot more interesting. Learn why we can't look directly at DNA, and find out how DNA is actually packed inside cells.
We Could Back Up The Entire Internet On A Gram Of DNA
AdultsGeneticsInternet CultureTechnology...Nature's code for life is stored in DNA, but what if we could code anything we wanted into DNA? Scientists are figuring out how.
Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever
AdultsBiotechnologyFutureGenetics...Designer babies, the end of diseases, genetically modified humans that never age. Outrageous things that used to be science fiction are suddenly becoming reality. The only thing we know for sure is that things will change irreversibly.
We Can Now Edit Our DNA. But Let's Do it Wisely
AdultsBiologyGeneticsScience...Geneticist Jennifer Doudna co-invented a groundbreaking new technology for editing genes, called CRISPR-Cas9. The tool allows scientists to make precise edits to DNA strands, which could lead to treatments for genetic diseases.