ESP Biography
ADAM ATANAS, ESP Teacher
Major: Computational and Systems Bio College/Employer: MIT Year of Graduation: G |
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Brief Biographical Sketch:
Not Available. Past Classes(Clicking a class title will bring you to the course's section of the corresponding course catalog)S11670: CRISPR: A Text Editor for Genes in Splash 2017 (Nov. 18 - 19, 2017)
DNA contains a genetic code that is responsible for everything from signaling pathways in our cells to our anatomy. CRISPR is a precision editor for this code, allowing us to change our DNA to whatever we want. This course will describe the science of how CRISPR works, explain exciting new ideas of how to use it, and discuss some of the ethical dilemmas that would result from such a powerful technology.
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