Accelerate Bio Podcast Human Gene Editing Has Begun | George Church
We are already gene editing humans. You just haven’t noticed.
George Church, Harvard geneticist and Human Genome Project pioneer, explains why CRISPR wasn’t the real breakthrough, how multiplex gene editing unlocked organ transplants and de-extinction, and why aging will likely require rewriting many genes at once.
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0:00 - Gene Editing Mammals → Humans
8:36 - Germline vs Somatic
14:56 - Modified Humans Are Already Here
18:50 - Enhancing Healthy Humans
25:00 - Aging Therapies vs Cognitive Enhancement
30:20 - Embryo Selection
38:10 - Is US Losing To UAE?
42:33 - Biotech Failures
49:31 - Next Dire Wolf Moment
54:21 - AI x Science
1:02:07 - Synthetizing Entire Genomes
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This episode discusses George Church, gene editing, CRISPR, human enhancement, longevity, aging, embryo selection, synthetic biology, multiplex editing, AI biotech.