logo
episode-header-image
Jun 2025
25m 57s

Baby’s first gene edit

Vox
About this episode
For the first time ever, experimental gene editing technology has been used to treat a baby with a fatal condition. Just don’t mess with the embryos.
 This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact checked by Avishay Artsy, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Listen to Toda ... Show More
Up next
Yesterday
Testosterone is all the rage
Prescriptions for testosterone are way up. But it's not just men looking to live a high-T life. We revisit our show on taking T. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Adriene Lilly with help from Patrick Bo ... Show More
25m 50s
Aug 11
The AIPAC backlash
AIPAC is one of the biggest spenders in American politics. This year, it could backfire. This episode was produced by Denise Guerra and Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatasciore, and hosted by No ... Show More
25m 50s
Aug 10
MAGA rethinks Ukraine
After years of skepticism, an important MAGA figure is warming to the Ukrainian cause. And she has the ear of the president. This episode was produced by Kelli Wessinger, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatasciore, and ... Show More
25m 50s
Recommended Episodes
May 2025
The Gene-Editing Breakthrough That Saved a Baby’s Life
Last year, Kyle and Nicole Muldoon welcomed their baby KJ into the world. Almost immediately, doctors realized something was wrong. KJ had been born with a genetic mutation that made it impossible to regulate the amount of ammonia in his system. The rare disease had the potential ... Show More
49m 20s
Nov 2019
That Revolutionary Gene-Editing Experiment? So Far So Good.
Earlier this month NPR health correspondent Rob Stein introduced us to Victoria Gray, the woman at the center of a groundbreaking medical treatment using CRISPR, the gene-editing technique. This week, Rob reports exclusively for NPR on the first results of that closely-watched ex ... Show More
12m 40s
Mar 2023
Gene editing breakthrough
We look at a gene editing breakthrough, a new technique to correct genetic errors in sick patients. Roland speaks to Professor David Liu to learn about the base editing technology.Also, we look into the complex causes of last year's post-pandemic spike in child hepatitis. Profess ... Show More
33m 14s
Jul 2025
The babies born with DNA from three parents
Doctors in the UK have announced the birth of eight healthy babies after performing a groundbreaking procedure that creates IVF embryos with DNA from three people. Ian Sample tells Madeleine Finlay about the life-threatening genetic disorders that the technique appears to prevent ... Show More
17m 10s
Dec 2023
Gene Editing: How CRISPR Will Change EVERYTHING & Create Designer Babies
<p>Patrick Bet-David explains why the FDA has officially approved CRISPR gene editing as a treatment for Sickle Cell Disease, marking a historic milestone in medical science. The science behind CRISPR-Cas9, a revolutionary gene-editing tool has transformed biomedical research. Un ... Show More
11m 15s
Oct 2021
DIY gene editing
tail spinning
10m 52s
Oct 2023
CRISPR and the Angry Hamsters
Roger Basick and Katy Blake talk about a new and innovative medical treatment by altering genetic information.https://spotlightenglish.com/?p=3367Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-appleFacebook: http ... Show More
15m 13s
Listen to millions of songs and podcasts on Anghami