Unnatural Selection

This is one of those documentaries that make you wonder if these are indeed the best of times or the worst of times. We are basically children playing god, with science that is a lot more advanced than our capacity for reason. And this documentaries does a good job at covering both the incredible feats we are now capable of (with hints of even more fantastic things in store in the future) and all the societal and moral struggles we are barely equipped with to handle the implications and consequences. The pacing may be a bit uneven at times but all in all, highly recommended.

An enlightening series on a subject that scares most people. Gene editing is the future. It is much debated and this is a nice introduction to both sides of said debate.

My husband and I rarely watch the same show with the same amount of joy or excitement. This show however, has grabbed us both in a way that we weren't expecting. It is so well made; the story is excellent, to the point where we'll hit the pause button and discuss our thoughts and beliefs before resuming the episode. This is a heartfelt documentary that everyone needs to watch. I hope this is the beginning of the fall for the pharmaceutical company's control on drug pricing. This show is so complex! The points being brought up are so important to shed light on, and I hope it sparks as much interest for you as it did for us. You need to watch this.

A bit self-repetitive at times but all in all I think it's a good documentary. As for improvement, it would have been interesting to see more of the science behind genetic engineering and how it works. Also, I think there would have been room for more fruitful debate. However, not biased at all in my opinion and proves that there are more than two sides to an issue.

I finished watching all episodes in one set. Very very interesting. If in the beginning of the series I knew exactly what I think about genetic modifications, I wasn't so sure by the end of the last episode. Should we leave natural selection to mother nature or take it into our hands? Should we save and or cure every sick person? When we don't see them, know them, it is one thing, but we start thinking differently after we get to know them, like in these series. Does science exist for the sake of science itself? Seems so if no one can afford to use its discoveries and technologies. This applies not just to very rare genetic conditions, but to illnesses that affect thousands. Institutions of science seem concerned (in the series) almost exclusively with health and perfection of a physical body, leaving mental, psychological health out of equation. It is uncharted territory, but it is emotions that make us human. I was waiting to hear about The Gaia hypothesis, yet, no one has mentioned it. I think it is extremely important for every scientist to know, understand The Gaia principle which proposes that living organisms interact with their inorganic surroundings on Earth to form a synergistic and self-regulating, complex system that helps to maintain and perpetuate the conditions for life on the planet BEFORE they start messing with genetic modification of all things alive. Be it a human, or a rat or a mosquito.