George Church: CRISPR, 1 million cell edits and Woolly mammoths-Learning with Lowell 164
George Church, a geneticist, is known for his pioneering efforts in the development of new technologies to sequence, edit, and synthesize genomes. He is also involved in genome engineering and gene therapies.
Links.
https://arep.med.harvard.edu/
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Show notes / Timestamp
00:00 Intro.
00:40 Change millions of lives.
01:35 Unknowns In Biology / Fan Question
04:30 Space/Aliens
Exciting projects.
08:15 Sequencing 8 billion people.
10:25 Making Organisms Virus proof.
Viruses are adapting to change.
15:55 Making IP actionable
18:25 Transition from startups to issues.
Longevity of older populations and their health span.
27:20 Rejuvenation vs cure.
29:40 Last five years/surprises
33:10 Edit 1,000,000 cells.
Reduced returns when more edits are done at once.
38:20 Biotech as software / Software as biology
41:35 Hiding data in cells.
Synthetic biology to alleviate poverty
47:45 Biohacking and chinese boxes continue.
50:53 Producing good/submarine.
53:25 Synthetic Biology for Energy Production
57:51 Wooly Mammoth Genes / Fan Q.
1:02:30 Food characteristics that can be controlled
1:03:50 Expediting gestation period.
1:06:00 External womb.
He wishes he could have a tool or a solution to a problem.
Cost of gene therapy from rejuvenation Bio / fan Question.
1:18:22 Virus gene drive.
Next 10 Years.
1:23:02 CIRSPR CRPS pain question.
1:26:33 Books.
1:32:42 Calico lab CTO?
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