Genetic Engineering Will Be A Big Part Of The "X-Files" Reboot
According to the show’s science advisor.
BuzzFeed Science spoke with X-Files science advisor Anne Simon about what kind of science we might see in the show's reboot.
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Genetic modification technology will play a major role, she said.
From a scientific standpoint, she said that a major plot element is the use of a technology called CRISPR-Cas9. This technology, in essence, makes it possible for us to alter the DNA of living cells, including human cells. How this comes into play? Only time will tell.
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And this science will tie into a "really big" plot twist, that will "kind of explain the whole conspiracy theory and what the cigarette-smoking man was doing."
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