PBS News Hour

December 9, 2023 - PBS News Weekend full episode

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, a new treatment for sickle cell disease using revolutionary CRISPR gene-editing technology has been approved by the FDA. Tensions rise in South America as Venezuela threatens to take over a large region of Guyana that’s rich in resources. Plus, a conversation with Harvard professor Claudia Goldin on the eve of her receiving the Nobel Prize in economics.

Why FDA approval of sickle cell gene therapy is a ‘big deal’

5m 8s

Sickle cell disease is a chronic, debilitating condition that affects nearly 100,000 Americans, most of them with African ancestry. Now, the FDA has approved a groundbreaking treatment for it that uses the gene-editing tool CRISPR. John Yang speaks with Yale School of Medicine assistant professor Dr. Cece Calhoun and New York Times reporter Gina Kolata to learn more.

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  • What to know about Venezuela and Guyana’s territory dispute: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What to know about Venezuela and Guyana’s territory dispute

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    Tensions are rising in South America as Venezuela threatens to take over a large region of Guyana that’s rich in resources. Venezuela on Saturday signaled openness to “high-level” talks to resolve the standoff, but Guyana has yet to respond. Ali Rogin speaks with Carolina Jiménez Sandoval, president of the Washington Office on Latin America, about the dispute’s history and latest developments.

  • Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin on women in the workforce: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin on women in the workforce

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    This year’s Nobel laureates are set to receive their medals Sunday in a time-honored ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden. Among them will be Harvard professor Claudia Goldin, winner of the Nobel Prize in economics for her research on women in the American workforce. Economics correspondent Paul Solman speaks with Goldin about her trailblazing work.

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