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Spotlight on CRISPR (Neurology Recall Special Report)

Spotlight on CRISPR (Neurology Recall Special Report)

FromNeurology® Podcast


Spotlight on CRISPR (Neurology Recall Special Report)

FromNeurology® Podcast

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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Oct 16, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In honor of the recent Nobel Prize award for chemistry awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna for their discovery of the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors. This episode highlights past coverage of CRISPR, starting with Dr. Ted Burns talking with Eric Olson, from the 2016 Annual Meeting. Dr. Jason Crowell focuses his discussion with Dr. Heidi Ledford on CRISPR babies and what's needed to make gene editing safe, from August 2019. From May 6th, 2019, Dr. Jason Crowell speaks with Pam Belluck of the NYT on gene editing and CRISPR. Finally, we highlight a December 2018 episode where Dr. Jason Crowell talks with Dr. Josephine Johnston of the Hastings Center on the ethical and philosophical implications of gene editing.
Released:
Oct 16, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Neurology podcast is introduced by Editor-in-Chief Robert A. Gross, MD, PhD, who discusses several highlighted articles in the current issue of Neurology®. The podcast regularly features content from Neurology® Clinical Practice, Neurology® Genetics, and Neurology® Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation. Opening segments include interviews with authors who summarize a current article and discuss the main findings and clinical implications for neurologists. It concludes with the Lesson of the Week, a short segment on a topic such as a laboratory technique, statistical methods, or historical neurology. Regular features also include Delayed Recall, ePearls, and What’s Trending. Podcast listeners can earn 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™ by answering the multiple-choice questions related to Neurology content in the online Podcast Quiz. (Delayed recall, Neurology® Clinical Practice, Neurology® Genetics, and Neurology® Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation contents are excluded from the CME program). The exams are posted weekly on Wednesday.