Hr2:Algorithm Accountability, CRISPR, Gravitational Lensing, Hottest Exoplanet

Science Friday

Biochemist Jennifer Doudna describes her work on developing the CRISPR-Cas9 technique and the ethical concerns of using the revolutionary tool. Plus, regulating algorithms could offer better insight into why they fail. And researchers find a doomed planet orbiting a massive hot star.

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