Using Gene Editing To Repaint Butterfly Wings

To learn more about The Great Courses Plus visit SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ Butterfly metamorphosis is still a bit of a mystery. What happens inside a chrysalis to turn a caterpillar into a beautifully painted butterfly? Does it really turn to soup? I visited Dr. Arnaud Martin, who uses the CRISPR genetic modification technology to learn about how genes build bodies. Dr. Martin uses CRISPR to disrupt certain genes, and then looks for changes in butterfly wing patterns, creating designs we never see in nature. This tells us which genes control which part of the “wing painting“ process. In the process of visiting Dr. Martin’s lab, I had my mind blown about what REALLY happens during butterfly metamorphosis. You will too. #butterflies #CRISPR #genetics Special thanks to Arnaud Martin and the entire Martin Lab at George Washington University Chrysalis window timelapses courtesy of Aaron Pomerantz from the lab of Dr. Nipam Patel. Check out Aaron’s YouTube channel: SOURCES: The Great Courses Plus is currently available to watch through a web browser to almost anyone in the world and optimized for the US, UK, and Australian markets. The Great Courses Plus is currently working to both optimize the product globally and accept credit card payments globally. ----------- FOLLOW US for more curiosity: Twitter Instagram Merch Facebook Books from our episodes: