Affordable age-reversal drugs. Xenotransplants to eliminate organ shortages. Revolutionizing health economics. Keeping methane sequestered under the tundra. Editing livestock and crops to be resistant to ALL viruses ... What are the genomics pathways to a better future? Which are closest? Where could we be in twenty years? I asked George Church, the greatest genomic pioneer in the world.

George is a professor of genetics at both Harvard and MIT, the developer of the first direct genomic sequencing method, an initiator of the Human Genome Project and the Personal Genome Project, inventor of molecular multiplexing and tags, homologous recombination methods, array DNA synthesizers and many many more tools that help us investigate, analyze, edit and synthetize life.

His contributions, both directly and indirectly, via the accomplishments of the students and colleagues who have passed through his lab, have improved the lives of hundreds of millions, and will soon improve the lives of billions.

Who better to clarify how genomics can create a better future for HUMANITY?

It’s a wide-ranging discussion. The opportunities to revolutionize medicine and agriculture in particular will astonish you, as will the pace of progress. Some of this is coming SOON! And if that isn't enough to inspire you, how about a sprinkling of de-extinction and interstellar exploration to consider? What a joy it was talking to him.

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