Jennifer Doudna: How CRISPR lets us edit our DNA
詹妮弗.道娜: 我們現在可以編輯我們的DNA,但讓我們明智地使用它
Jennifer Doudna was part of inventing a potentially world-changing genetic technology: the gene editing technology CRISPR-Cas9. Full bio
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for editing genomes.
scientists to make changes
to cure genetic disease.
through a basic research project
一個基礎的科學研究,
如何與病毒感染做對抗。
how bacteria fight viral infections.
in their environment,
like a ticking time bomb --
病毒感染像是個定時炸彈,
to defuse the bomb
an adaptive immune system called CRISPR,
適應力免疫系統叫做 "CRISPR" ,
viral DNA and destroy it.
是一種叫Cas9的蛋白質,
is a protein called Cas9,
and eventually degrade viral DNA
of this protein, Cas9,
harness its function
specific bits of DNA into cells
been possible in the past.
以前不可能達到的事。
has already been used
of mice and monkeys,
the CRISPR technology
they could use CRISPR
他們可以利用CRISPR 技術
of an integrated HIV virus
of genome editing
that we have to consider,
認真思考的道德爭議。
not only in adult cells,
about the technology that I co-invented,
and societal implications
what the CRISPR technology is,
CRISPER技術是甚麼、
a prudent path forward
他們會插入他們的DNA
they inject their DNA.
to be plucked out of the virus,
into the chromosome --
get inserted at a site called CRISPR.
一個名為CRISPR位置點。
"規律成簇的間隔短回文重複" 。
interspaced short palindromic repeats.
we use the acronym CRISPR.
我們要使用CRISPER縮寫代替
to record, over time,
它允許細胞隨時紀錄
are passed on to the cells' progeny,
會遺傳到細胞的後代
not only in one generation,
一直被保護不受病毒感染,
to keep a record of infection,
Blake Wiedenheft, likes to say,
a genetic vaccination card in cells.
細胞的一張基因疫苗接踵卡。
into the bacterial chromosome,
of a molecule called RNA,
of the viral DNA.
with DNA molecules
from the CRISPR locus
to protein called Cas9,
like a sentinel in the cell.
of the DNA in the cell,
the sequences in the bound RNAs.
the blue molecule is DNA --
to cut up the viral DNA.
切斷病毒DNA
sentinel complex
that can cut DNA --
in the DNA helix.
製造了一種"雙股螺旋斷裂"。
this complex is programmable,
particular DNA sequences,
辨認特定的DNA序列
could be harnessed for genome engineering,
可以在基因工程上被駕馭,
a very precise change to the DNA
this break was introduced.
a word-processing program
用於基因組工程的原因是
the CRISPR system for genome engineering
to detect broken DNA
它的DNA偵測到雙股螺旋斷裂時,
a double-stranded break in its DNA,
the ends of the broken DNA
in the sequence of that position,
在那個位置的序列進行修復
a new piece of DNA at the site of the cut.
聚集新的DNA片段來修復斷裂
double-stranded breaks into DNA
精準地進入DNA,
to repair those breaks,
of new genetic information.
the CRISPR technology
causing cystic fibrosis, for example,
的位置處或附近製造斷裂
to repair that mutation.
它在1970年代就開始發展
it's been in development since the 1970s.
were very promising,
that they were either inefficient,
for use in their own laboratories,
在他們的實驗室並不採用它們,
clinical applications.
like CRISPR and utilize it has appeal,
genome engineering technologies
舊的基因工程技術
to rewire your computer
a new piece of software,
is like software for the genome,
using these little bits of RNA.
我們可以簡單地編輯它
break is made in DNA,
astounding things,
that cause sickle cell anemia
applications of the CRISPR technology
to deliver this tool into cells,
that's going on
of human disease, such as mice.
very precise changes
that these changes in the cell's DNA
研究細胞DNA裡的變化。
in this case, an entire organism.
像這個案例,整個有機體。
was used to disrupt a gene
for the black coat color of these mice.
differ from their pigmented litter-mates
與它們有色小同伴不同的原因
in the entire genome,
from these animals,
where we induced it,
are going on in other animals
for human disease,
that we can use these systems
in particular tissues,
the CRISPR tool into cells.
that DNA is repaired after it's cut,
and limit any kind of off-target,
任何一種偏離目標的狀況,
of using the technology.
clinical application of this technology,
that we will see clinical trials
therapies within that time,
看到被認可的治療方式,
to think about.
around this technology,
in start-up companies
to commercialize the CRISPR technology,
"將CRISPR技術商品化",
in these companies.
for things like enhancement.
to engineer humans
such as stronger bones,
to cardiovascular disease
to be desirable,
or to be taller, things like that.
would give rise to these traits
to make such changes,
必須仔細考量的道德問題,
that we have to carefully consider,
have called for a global pause
要呼籲全世界暫緩
of the CRISPR technology in human embryos,
在CRISPER上的應用,
implications of doing so.
precedent for such a pause
on the use of molecular cloning,
could be tested carefully and validated.
安全地被小心測試並驗證。
are not with us yet,
are happening right now.
面臨了一個重大責任,
a huge responsibility,
both the unintended consequences
可能會帶來的影響結果
of a scientific breakthrough.
a technology with huge consequences,
這是個具有很大影響力的技術,
or a moratorium or a quarantine
the therapeutic results of this,
gaining traction,
of The Economist -- "Editing humanity."
it's not about therapeutics.
能力的提升而非療效。
did you get back in March
for a moment and think about it?
were actually, I think, delighted
我同事們實際上很高興
to discuss this openly.
as well as others,
of viewpoints about this.
careful consideration and discussion.
這件事需要深思熟慮及討論。
happening in December
of Sciences and others,
out of the meeting, practically?
不同的私人機構及投資人
and stakeholders
this technology responsibly.
a consensus point of view,
for example, at Harvard,
are just a question of safety.
,基本上只是安全性問題,
in animals and in labs,
we move on to humans."
才會移到人體做測試啊!"
school of thought,
this opportunity and really go for it.
in the science community about this?
some people holding back
or don't regulate at all?
especially something like this,
特別類似這種的,
a variety of viewpoints,
perfectly understandable.
for human genome engineering,
consideration and discussion
and other fields of science
pretty much like yours.
intelligence, autonomous robots and so on.
a similar discussion in those fields,
serve as a blueprint for other fields?
成為其他領域的參考藍圖?
to get out of the laboratory.
離開實驗室是不太可能的。
uncomfortable to do that.
in the genesis of this
in a position of responsibility.
that other technologies
something that could have implications
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jennifer Doudna - BiologistJennifer Doudna was part of inventing a potentially world-changing genetic technology: the gene editing technology CRISPR-Cas9.
Why you should listen
Together with her colleague Emmanuelle Charpentier of Umeå University in Sweden, Berkeley biologist Jennifer Doudna is at the center of one of today's most-discussed science discoveries: a technology called CRISPR-Cas9 that allows human genome editing by adding or removing genetic material at will. This enables fighting genetic diseases (cutting out HIV, altering cancer cells) as well as, potentially, opening the road to "engineered humans."
Because some applications of genetic manipulation can be inherited, Doudna and numerous colleagues have called for prudent use of the technology until the ethics and safety have been properly considered.
Doudna is the co-winner of the 2018 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience, along with Emmanuelle Charpentier and Virginijus Šikšnys.
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