CRISPR: History of Discovery

The development of this video was funded under NIE Incentivsing ICT Use Innovation Grant (I3G 02/16 CZ).

What does it take to invent the next iPhone? Or find the next penicillin? Does it take a genius like Steve Jobs or Alexander Fleming, who in their garage or isolated laboratory, had an eureka moment and magically discovered the next big thing? What is the formula to discover the next breakthrough?
It all begins with observation. In 1987, when a group of Japanese scientists discovered an odd DNA sequence in a type of bacteria, the E.coli. These repeated sequences were something that had never been seen before. They are palindromic, meaning they read identically forward and backward, for about 30 bases, and are separated by spacers of roughly about 36 bases that are not palindromic in nature.

[mehwishrafiq]

I didn't find completely understandable content about the history of CRISPR but it's very clear and easy to understand. I appreciate your efforts in this important video. God bless you!

[belewyifru]

Most comprehensive video about the discovery of CRISPR

[santircastillo]

So many amazing scientists recognized in this video <3

[savedbygrace]

Thank you so much for this beautifully made video! One of the best science videos in Youtube!

[gauravthapa]

This video deserves a big round of applause

[KARINEMOOSE]

This music and style makes me feel like I'm watching a Studio Ghibli science documentary.
I'm here for it 🙌🏼

[manuelramos]

Very good video! Standing on the shoulders of giants!
Poor guys that have done some basic research has not been recognized by the Nobel Prize!
At least Francisco Mojica should charge royalties for the CRISPER name!

[kellylin]

a thorough explanation with a nice summary at the end. Like it!

[michasosnowski]

Wow. Great video. Thanks for easy to digest information about CRISPR and its history!

[akshayavidhya]

This is an amazing explanation of CRISPR discovery. Thanks a lot.

[souvikburman]

Great video !!!! Very well explained..

[andythiennavarro]

thanks for saving me on my science
URE A LIFE SAVER!!!!

[justlikethat]

I am relieved that they have noble prize for literature.... coz my single DNA in head cant understand such genius thing... my work has my space and i assume they cant write emotions and i cant make their genetics.

[westfield]

Just brilliant. I’d love a poster of that image

[kvvful]

Awesome video with very clear details thank you so much

[somerandomperson]

CRISPR might be the best discovery ever in human history. Humans could, in practice, be perfected

[dr.salmanahmedkhan]

This is amazing... Keep up the good work

[averageillegalmemesdealer]

As child friendly as this seems, it was actually pretty helpful

[goudagirl]

This "next big thing" may end up having terrible, unknowable future consequences. Modern science never seems to take to heart the old adage "just because you _can, _ doesn't mean you _should."_ It always seems to push the envelope, without looking further down the road as to how it might affect other things. Like a genie in a bottle, or Pandora's box, once this stuff gets out there, you cannot put it back into the bottle again. I fear for our world. Science = sorcery far too often.

[lilyzhong]

our professors recommended this video to us!