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Five minute masterminds

Leading experts of their field discuss their latest research and explain how it will impact us all

  • The biggest revolution in gene editing: Crispr-Cas9 explained – video

    Prof Jennifer Doudna, one the pioneers of Crispr-Cas9 gene editing, explains how this revolutionary discovery enables precise changes to our DNA

  • Big data: why should you care? – video

    In the second episode of Five Minute Masterminds, the author and broadcaster Timandra Harkness introduces big data, explaining how big it actually is, its impact on recent political elections and how it can change your life 

  • Can we all move to Mars? Prof Martin Rees on space exploration – video

    The first of a series of films called 'Five minute masterminds' starts with the astronomer royal, Prof Martin Rees 

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