Designer Babies and Dystopian Hellscapes: The Future of Gene Editing With CRISPR

<p>The future is here, and it's terrifying. Join the boys as they learn all about the revolutionary gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9. What's with the crazy acronym, how swole can a chicken be, and when will Duncan get his prehensile tail? Find out on the latest DNA-snipped, biologically enhanced episode of MFFI. </p> <p>~</p> <p>Support the show by becoming a Midnight Minion, Menace, or Maniac, and unlock exclusive bonus content over at <a href='https://www.patreon.com/mffi?fan_landing=true'>PATREON</a></p> <p>~</p> <p>Join the MFFI community and vote on episode topics via <a href='https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN'>DISCORD</a></p> <p>~</p> <p>In this episode:  </p> <ul><li>Clustered Regularly Interspaced Palindromic Repeats</li> <li>Genetic Scissors</li> <li>Streptococcus Pyogenes</li> <li>Bacteria: The Real Hero</li> <li>Yoshizumi Ishino</li> <li>Francisco Mojica</li> <li>Cas9</li> <li>Emanuelle Marie Charpentier and Jennifer Anne Doudna</li> <li>DNA/RNA/crRNA</li> <li>Cas12a</li> <li>Sickle Cell Treatment</li> <li>Victoria Gray</li> <li>CRISPR Crops</li> <li>Memphis Meats</li> <li>The GMO issue</li> <li>HIV and Cancer Treatments</li> <li>Challenges</li> </ul> <p>Join the Midnight Masses! </p> <p>Become an Insomniac by dropping a review, adding us on social media, and contacting us with episode ideas. </p> <p>And we now have Midnight Merch! Show your Insomniac pride and pick up a tee shirt or coffee mug to spread the word! </p> <p><a href='https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html'>Midnight Merch</a></p> <p> ~</p> <p><a href='https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/'>Leave an Audio Message!</a></p> <p>~ </p> <p><a href='https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/'>Instagram</a></p> <p>~</p> <p><a href='http://www.midnightfactsforinsomniacs.com'>Podcast Website</a></p> <p>~</p> <p><a href='https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/75gbwv/CRISPR.pdf'>Episode Transcript</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>