The Jordan Harbinger Show 687: Amy Webb | Changing Lives with Synthetic Biology
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Jun 21, 2022 
Amy Webb, author and CEO of The Future Today Institute, dives into the transformative power of synthetic biology. She discusses how engineering immunity could eliminate pandemics and the potential for creating vital organs on demand. Webb raises ethical questions about resurrecting extinct species and the prospect of lab-grown meat revolutionizing food production. With insights on genetic augmentation and climate resilience, she explores how synthetic biology could fundamentally reshape our future.
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Lab-Grown Meat Production
- Lab-grown meat can be produced at scale.
- Four grams of beef muscle tissue can theoretically yield 28 billion pounds of beef.
Cultured Meat Availability
- Cultured meat is already available.
- Singapore sells lab-grown chicken, demonstrating the technology's viability.
Organ Growing
- Scientists grew a heart inside a pig and transplanted it into a human.
- While the patient died, this marked a significant milestone in organ growth.
