CRISPR is a new area of biomedical science that enables gene editing and could be the key to eventually curing diseases like autism or cancer. WIRED has challenged biologist Neville Sanjana to explain this concept to 5 different people; a 7 year-old, a 14 year-old, a college student, a grad student and a CRISPR expert.

Find out more about Neville's work at:

http://www.sanjanalab.org

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Biologist Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty - CRISPR | WIRED