Human Nature

Human Nature

Documentary In the search for cures for diseases, scientists have turned to the basic building blocks of life, unlocking the secrets of a family of DNA sequences called clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, or CRISPR for short. This breakthrough in bioengineering has far-reaching consequences for designing children and defining mankind's relationship with nature. This documentary considers the repercussions of CRISPR and meets families whose lives are being affected by research.