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From eradicating disease to selecting a child’s traits, gene editing gives humans the chance to hack biology. Meet the real people behind the science.
Original Release
10/18/2019 on Netflix
US Release
10/18/2019
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| David Ishee | Self |
| Jeffrey Kahn | Self - Bioethicist / Self - Bioethicist (as Dr. Jeffrey Khan) |
| Jackson Kennedy | Self (Leber's Congenital Amaurosis) |
| Kevin Esvelt | Self - Evolutionary Engineer |
| Mary Ann Higgins | Self - Jackson's Mother |
| Josiah Zayner | Self - Biophysicist (Dr. Josiah Zayner) / Self - Biophysicist |
| Tristan Roberts | Self (HIV Positive) |
| Aaron Traywick | Self - CEO, Ascendance |
| Dirk Higgins | Self - Jackson's Step Father |
| Dana Perls | Self - Friends of the Earth |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cut, Paste, Life | Friday, 18 October 2019 |
| 2 | The First to Try | Friday, 18 October 2019 |
| 3 | Changing an Entire Species | Friday, 18 October 2019 |
| 4 | Our Next Generation | Friday, 18 October 2019 |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| David Ishee | Self |
| Jeffrey Kahn | Self - Bioethicist / Self - Bioethicist (as Dr. Jeffrey Khan) |
| Jackson Kennedy | Self (Leber's Congenital Amaurosis) |
| Kevin Esvelt | Self - Evolutionary Engineer |
| Mary Ann Higgins | Self - Jackson's Mother |
| Josiah Zayner | Self - Biophysicist (Dr. Josiah Zayner) / Self - Biophysicist |
| Tristan Roberts | Self (HIV Positive) |
| Aaron Traywick | Self - CEO, Ascendance |
| Dirk Higgins | Self - Jackson's Step Father |
| Dana Perls | Self - Friends of the Earth |
| Preston Estep III | Self - Geneticist |
| Mac Davis | Self - Ascendance Labs |
| Jennifer Doudna | Self - Co-Discoverer of CRISPR |
| Pavlo Mazur | Self - Embryologist |
| Jeffrey Marrazzo | Self - CEO, Spark Therapeutics |
| Katherine High | Self - Chief Science Officer, Spark Therapeutics |
| Nick Piazza | Self (Spinal Muscular Disease) |
| Kathleen Piazza | Self - Nick's Mother |
| Juan Carlos Izpisúa Belmonte | Self - Developmental Biologist |
| Manny Piazza | Self - Nick's Father |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Joe Egender | Executive Producer |
| Shaul Schwarz | Executive Producer |
| Brandon Hill | Executive Producer |
| Leeor Kaufman | Executive Producer |
| Christina Clusiau | Executive Producer |
| Christian Thompson | Executive Producer |
| Álvaro Guzmán Bastida | Producer |
| Melissa Narvaez | Producer |
| Chris Sandstrom | Producer |
Editors
Bill Sebastian, Mohamed Elsafty, James Morrison, Connor Kalista
