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"It's alive!" Since Dr. Frankenstein spoke those famous words, we've been alternately enthralled and terrified by the idea of creating life in the lab. Now, a revolution in genetic engineering and thrilling innovations in synthetic biology are bringing that dream—or nightmare, as the case may be—closer to reality. New tools allow researchers to use cells to create their own DNA and edit it into existing genomes with more ease and less cost than ever before. Along with renewed hopes for treating some genetic diseases, there's serious talk of using the newest technologies to bring long-extinct animals back from the dead – like the team hoping to resurrect the woolly mammoth. Science fiction is quickly becoming science fact. Another daring genetic experiment to bioengineer animals could prevent Lyme disease. But the power to make life comes with deep ethical questions. What are the potential rewards—and dangers—of tinkering with nature? NOVA Wonders explores the benefits and the burden of risk surrounding the controversial new technology
Original Release
05/23/2018
US Release
05/23/2018
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| George Church | Self |
| Danica Connors | Self |
| Richard Cooper | Self |
| Marcy Darnovsky | Self |
| Bobby Dhadwar | Self |
| Christine Duncan | Self |
| Rana El Kaliouby | Self - Co-Host |
| Drew Endy | Self |
| Kevin Esvelt | Self |
| Andre Fenton | Self - Co-Host |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| George Church | Self |
| Danica Connors | Self |
| Richard Cooper | Self |
| Marcy Darnovsky | Self |
| Bobby Dhadwar | Self |
| Christine Duncan | Self |
| Rana El Kaliouby | Self - Co-Host |
| Drew Endy | Self |
| Kevin Esvelt | Self |
| Andre Fenton | Self - Co-Host |
| Timothy Lepore | Self |
| Shoukhrat Mitalipov | Self |
| Nili Ostrov | Self |
| Elenore Pauwels | Self |
| Kristala Jones Prather | Self |
| Roberto Santamaria | Self |
| Beth Shapiro | Self |
| Sam Telford | Self |
| David Williams | Self |
| Talithia Williams | Self - Host |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Paula Apsell | Executive Producer |
| Kristine Allington | Producer |
| Michael H. Amundson | Producer |
| Elizabeth Benjes | Producer |
| Michael Bicks | Producer |
| Laurie Cahalane | Producer |
| David Condon | Producer |
| Julia Cort | Producer |
| Sarah Crosby | Producer |
| Ari Daniel | Producer |
| Allison Eck | Producer |
| Greg Kestin | Producer |
| Larry Klein | Producer |
| Diane Knox | Producer |
| Vincent Liota | Producer |
| Danielle Meyers | Producer |
| Arlo Perez | Producer |
| Anthony Phelps | Producer |
| Michael Rivera | Producer |
| Anna Rothschild | Producer |
| Chris Schmidt | Producer |
| Anna Lee Strachan | Producer |
| Melanie Wallace | Producer |
| Kevin Young | Producer |
