Engineering - Changing the Blueprints of Life - Genetic Engineering: Crash Course Engineering #38

Unlock the World of Engineering: Dive into Dynamic Disciplines, Tackle Cutting-Edge Challenges, and Innovate the Future with Crash Course Engineering!

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Understand the fundamentals and various fields of engineering
Gain insights into the historical development of core engineering disciplines
Learn the principles of thermodynamics and their engineering applications
Explore the challenges and advancements in renewable and clean energy engineering

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7.5 hours of video
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engineering stem education genetic engineering crispr cas9 dna

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Can we change the blueprints of life? This week we are exploring that question with genetic engineering. We’ll discuss how selective breeding can improve agricultural practices, and the potential DNA-level engineering could have on other fields of engineering. We’ll also look at how optogenetics and CRISPR have opened up new ways for genetic engineers to change the DNA inside living cells. Crash Course Engineering is produced in association with PBS Digital Studios: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1mtdjDVOoOqJzeaJAV15Tq0tZ1vKj7ZV *** RESOURCES: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-macaray/the-man-who-saved-a-billi_b_4099523.html?guccounter=1 http://wheatdoctor.org/lodging https://diatoms.org/what-are-diatoms https://www.researchgate.net/publication/49698386_From_diatoms_to_silica-based_biohybrids https://www.pnnl.gov/news/release.aspx?id=918 https://www.vox.com/2018/7/23/17594864/crispr-cas9-gene-editing *** Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.patreon.com/crashcourse Thanks to the following patrons for their generous monthly contributions that help keep Crash Course free for everyone forever: Eric Prestemon, Sam Buck, Mark Brouwer, Bob Doye, Jennifer Killen, Naman Goel, Patrick Wiener II, Nathan Catchings, Efrain R. Pedroza, Brandon Westmoreland, dorsey, Indika Siriwardena, James Hughes, Kenneth F Penttinen, Trevin Beattie, Satya Ridhima Parvathaneni, Erika & Alexa Saur, Glenn Elliott, Justin Zingsheim, Jessica Wode, Kathrin Benoit, Tom Trval, Jason Saslow, Nathan Taylor, Brian Thomas Gossett, Khaled El Shalakany, SR Foxley, Sam Ferguson, Yasenia Cruz, Eric Koslow, Caleb Weeks, Tim Curwick, D.A. Noe, Shawn Arnold, Malcolm Callis, Advait Shinde, William McGraw, Andrei Krishkevich, Rachel Bright, Jirat, Ian Dundore -- Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourse Tumblr - http://thecrashcourse.tumblr.com Support Crash Course on Patreon: http://patreon.com/crashcourse CC Kids: http://www.youtube.com/crashcoursekids