Earlier this year, when the world learned the news of baby KJ successfully undergoing the first personalized genetic treatment, it represented a milestone for researchers and patients. But behind this scientific feat there&rsquo;s the story of the technology that made it possible, CRISPR, and one of the key pioneers behind it &mdash; Jennifer Doudna.&nbsp; Evan sits down with Walter Isaacson to understand how Doudna&rsquo;s upbringing in Hilo, Hawaii influenced her trajectory as a gene editing scientist. And how the history of gene editing might have started with understanding DNA, but soon after, it became clear the real secret lay with its underrated sibling molecule, RNA.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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