George Church, PhD: Rewriting Genomes to Eradicate Disease and Aging

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  • George Church, Ph.D. is a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School and of health sciences and technology at both Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Church played an instrumental role in the Human Genome Project and is widely recognized as one of the premier scientists in the fields of gene editing technology and synthetic biology.
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    CHAPTERS:
    00:00:00 Intro
    00:02:52 History of the Human Genome Project
    00:09:48 Manufacturing cell phones (with biology)
    00:13:21 Genome Project-Write
    00:15:51 Writing a human Y chromosome (from scratch)
    00:16:36 What if you could eliminate viral disease?
    00:18:38 De-extinction and reinstating lost traits and genes
    00:22:53 The Vertebrate Genomes Project
    00:25:35 AlphaFold and other AI tools
    00:37:14 CRISPR vs. Base Editing (emerging tools of genetic engineering)
    00:45:27 Why multiplex editing will change the world
    00:48:05 Molecular flight recorder
    00:49:18 Preventing viral spillover and enhancing livestock
    00:53:27 PCSK9 gene therapy for cholesterol
    00:56:17 Is aging an evolved program?
    01:01:08 Treating aging with a combination gene treatment
    01:04:51 Does animal research help us understand human aging?
    01:07:28 Organoids as a model and therapeutic
    01:09:21 Could engineered transplant organs become better than the originals?
    01:12:05 Embryo editing controversy
    01:24:28 Gene editing for space travel
    01:26:28 Can synthetic biology alleviate poverty?
    01:29:55 Is in vitro fertilization and embryo selection practically similar to editing?
    01:35:00 The occasional cost of brilliance and neurodivergence
    01:41:33 Eradicating disease with Gene Drive
    01:44:43 Technologies to solve Lyme disease
    01:47:45 Personal experience with narcolepsy and creativity
    01:56:29 Why George encoded his book in DNA
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  • @FoundMyFitness
    @FoundMyFitness  ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Chapters below! We don't have sponsors, but we do have people that get perks for funding the show. www.foundmyfitness.com/crowdsponsor
    00:00:00 Intro
    00:02:52 History of the Human Genome Project
    00:09:48 Manufacturing cell phones (with biology)
    00:13:21 Genome Project-Write
    00:15:51 Writing a human Y chromosome (from scratch)
    00:16:36 What if you could eliminate viral disease?
    00:18:38 De-extinction and reinstating lost traits and genes
    00:22:53 The Vertebrate Genomes Project
    00:25:35 AlphaFold and other AI tools
    00:37:14 CRISPR vs. Base Editing (emerging tools of genetic engineering)
    00:45:27 Why multiplex editing will change the world
    00:48:05 Molecular flight recorder
    00:49:18 Preventing viral spillover and enhancing livestock
    00:53:27 PCSK9 gene therapy for cholesterol
    00:56:17 Is aging an evolved program?
    01:01:08 Treating aging with a combination gene treatment
    01:04:51 Does animal research help us understand human aging?
    01:07:28 Organoids as a model and therapeutic
    01:09:21 Could engineered transplant organs become better than the originals?
    01:12:05 Embryo editing controversy
    01:24:28 Gene editing for space travel
    01:26:28 Can synthetic biology alleviate poverty?
    01:29:55 Is in vitro fertilization and embryo selection practically similar to editing?
    01:35:00 The occasional cost of brilliance and neurodivergence
    01:41:33 Eradicating disease with Gene Drive
    01:44:43 Technologies to solve Lyme disease
    01:47:45 Personal experience with narcolepsy and creativity
    01:56:29 Why George encoded his book in DNA

  • @richardthompson9029
    @richardthompson9029 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    One of the most critically important areas of research and one of the best interviews EVER! Thank you Dr. Church and thank you, Rhonda

  • @reverie4632
    @reverie4632 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Amazing. A podcast with a transcript, visible glossary and direct citations that are referenced live. Your production quality is extraordinary.

  • @brewhog
    @brewhog ปีที่แล้ว +37

    This interview is unbelievable. Thank you Dr Patrick for putting this together. Definitely one of your best interviews.

  • @SebastianNiemann
    @SebastianNiemann ปีที่แล้ว +9

    🙏❤️ A great interview on one of the most important research areas/developments of our time. George Church is a true visionary ...🖖

  • @BrentNally
    @BrentNally ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This video has lots of important points on how to solve the human aging problem ASAP! Thanks George & Rhonda!

  • @teamspeak9374
    @teamspeak9374 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    imo this technology/area of research is going to be the most important thing in the 21st century

  • @DP-qb1zw
    @DP-qb1zw ปีที่แล้ว +14

    People need to maximise the genetic potential they already possess. The majority of their problems are self inflicted from their lifestyles. How are you going to genetically reverse or prevent the effects of 30 plus years of smoking, drinking, poor diet and sloth? I'm 70 and , by not doing those things, am healthier than almost all of my 50 and 60 year old patients.

  • @babysealsareyummy
    @babysealsareyummy ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just finished reading Woolly (Ben Mezrich) and I see this interview?!?! That’s awesome!!! The book is about Dr. Church’s work in reviving Woolly Mammoths. Really really good book. It got me very excited for the wild breakthroughs in Genetics I’ll see in my lifetime.

  • @globaldigitaldirectsubsidi4493
    @globaldigitaldirectsubsidi4493 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Its Amazing that this Legend is available on TH-cam for and yet people rather watch trash.

  • @peterfotheringham4164
    @peterfotheringham4164 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Amazing podcast. Hope this gets the mass attention it deserves. Very, very well done.

  • @dariomics8520
    @dariomics8520 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish every podcast had references included like this one. Spectacular job interviewing George!

  • @philippl6390
    @philippl6390 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for your channel!
    I only looked a few videos so far, but I really enjoy the fascinating content and your art in leading the interviews. I especially like that you put the literature references and comments directly into the videos.
    No question - immediate subscription :)

  • @Sue_7198
    @Sue_7198 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What a wonderful interview. As usual I learn so much from your podcasts. Thank you for your work.

  • @grunta101
    @grunta101 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Excited about this one Doc;)

  • @houndofzoltan
    @houndofzoltan ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Brilliant episode!

  • @carpediemjonah8110
    @carpediemjonah8110 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Where has this visionary been hiding? SO thankful you discovered and brought this long series of stellar achievements into a wider public view and dialogue. Masterful work Dr Rhonda Patrick and Dr George Church.

    • @FoundMyFitness
      @FoundMyFitness  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! My pleasure. A real privilege to get to speak with Dr. Church so at length.

  • @tjames22123
    @tjames22123 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you so much!!

  • @vickymyprayergarden6846
    @vickymyprayergarden6846 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm trying to find answers on our vitamin D ranges as I'm confused on so many different ranges / levels ! Please help me on this !! What are the optimal rages to aim for ,and what ranges to be symptom free ? Thank you

  • @tyanite1
    @tyanite1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m sorry my question is a little off topic. If you will indulge me, please, I’d like to know what the differences are between autophagy induced by fasting and the clearing of senescent cells through senolytics. Thank you.

  • @Robert-cd2ht
    @Robert-cd2ht ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A disease is a legal title that grants treatment to licensed medical practitioners, since disease is only an academic invention and most illnesses are related to nutritional deficiency and environmental toxicity, what will this do to prevent gene expression?

  • @irfanadamm5819
    @irfanadamm5819 ปีที่แล้ว

    omg that book encoding part 🤯

  • @gstroyce
    @gstroyce ปีที่แล้ว

    Miss Rhonda could you make a video on colloidal silver please!!!!

  • @sams6l87
    @sams6l87 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Online interviews are very difficult to follow especially on these topics.

  • @rgonzalo511
    @rgonzalo511 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dr would it ever be possible to get Dr Michael Levin in the pod? It's not a reach to say he may be the most interesting person you can interview.

  • @roblake602
    @roblake602 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Adding to the genome would work. All mammals have around 25K genes. Humans are only able to be much more evolved by capturing a microbiome to do the basic work ...and allow for advanced genes to code the uniquely human. This is likely a downside. I see the microbiome as the source for aging related decline. Mechnikoff predicted aging as caused by "rogue bacteria." My work shows a relationship along the lines of internal parasitism caused aging.
    Explosive growth of rogue bacteria could certainly eat up all available amino acids. In this case even prefect RNA cannot code protein/hormones/peptides without having all necessary amino acids. We'll see how my pending patents advance. The USPTO doesn't seem to like granting patents in this area. I know! I've been submitting them since 2012...🙃

  • @wokeymcwokeface1974
    @wokeymcwokeface1974 ปีที่แล้ว

    Endlessly fascinating!
    Meditation can be another source of creativity or walking or showering!
    Is there a concern that directed evolution will eventually reduce biological diversity and we won’t know the long term consequences for a while?

  • @ahmedalmutiri771
    @ahmedalmutiri771 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dr. Ronda you need to have a podcast studio with good furniture to keep people watching and interested . This black background is so uncomfortable to set through…. The podcast is not breaking through because of these simple things. Thank you again for all the hard work you are wonderful 🌺

  • @llkoolbean4935
    @llkoolbean4935 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fascinating interview

  • @WaterspoutsOfTheDeep
    @WaterspoutsOfTheDeep ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Is this a theoretical talk or about concepts that relate to what a person can apply themselves right now to improve their life?

    • @FoundMyFitness
      @FoundMyFitness  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This talk will not tell you how to diet. However, I'd stop short of calling it theoretical, because the entire video is oriented around describing the technological leaps that have happened in a few short years (actual milestones) and, only after establishing that point, tries to impress upon the listener what that might mean in the very near future.

  • @benv.5170
    @benv.5170 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What do you use for facial skin care?

  • @coryabbate9587
    @coryabbate9587 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is not gonna end well. Humans are too smart for their own good. Just bc we CAN do it doesn’t mean we SHOULD. Not fully understanding pleitropy- how a single gene controls multiple functions- should be enough to approach this with extreme caution.

  • @monsterkajiu1912
    @monsterkajiu1912 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bring back the passenger pigeons!

  • @dlbdlb3919
    @dlbdlb3919 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dr Church's definition of comparing chemistry to the chemistry of biology misses a key point which I find is a shortcut which is flawed. Quantum physics and the unified fields which store and communicate memory are a key component of biology.

  • @christopherwillson
    @christopherwillson ปีที่แล้ว

    He looks and sounds so much younger than he is

  • @lisagreenberg5020
    @lisagreenberg5020 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Isn’t this what MRNA was originally developed for

  • @ramakrishna5480
    @ramakrishna5480 ปีที่แล้ว

    If I were president of the world , I would make George my chief science officer

  • @jopalolive
    @jopalolive ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Interesting to learn Dr. Church has narcolepsy.

  • @samuelregan7160
    @samuelregan7160 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    🥳