Genesis 2.0
In the Arctic, hunters are finding intact woolly mammoth carcasses preserved in the permafrost. In labs across the U.S. and China, scientists are using CRISPR technology to attempt de-extinction. Genesis 2.0 lives at the intersection of these two worlds, and the questions it raises are ones humanity is nowhere near ready to answer. Who owns the blueprint of life? What happens when commercial incentives drive decisions of planetary consequence? Described as "Werner Herzog meets Jurassic Park." That's not even an exaggeration.
Why This Film Matters: CRISPR gene editing is no longer science fiction. It's being used right now, in human clinical trials, in agricultural systems, and in the race to engineer entirely new organisms. Genesis 2.0 arrives at the exact moment these technologies are escaping the laboratory and entering the world, largely without public debate, regulatory frameworks, or ethical consensus. Who gets to make decisions about the genetic future of life on Earth? Who profits? Who bears the risk? These are the defining questions of the coming decades, and this film makes them accessible, urgent, and impossible to ignore.
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Genesis 2.0
On the remote New Siberian Islands in the Arctic Ocean, a mammoth discovery becomes the first manifestation of the next great technological revolution — genetics. Winner of the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Cinematography at the Sundance Film Festival. Werner Herzog meets Jurass...