CRISPR documentary ‘Human Nature’ premieres at SXSW

A feature-length documentary chronicling the story of CRISPR premiered at the SXSW festival yesterday. “Human Nature” is describedas “a provocative exploration of CRISPR’s far-reaching implications, through the eyes of the scientists who discovered it, the families it’s affecting, and the bioengineers who are testing its limits.” The film, which doesn’t hesitate to call CRISPR “the most important scientific discovery of the 21st century” in its trailer, is produced by veteran journalist Dan Rather and includes commentary from Jennifer Doudna, Feng Zhang, George Church, and others who have played a key role in launching the gene- editing technology to its important — and controversial — status.