American - Scientist | August 28, 1954 -
As part of our dedication to safety engineering in biology, we're trying to get better at creating physically contained test systems to develop something that eventually will be so biologically contained that we won't need physical containment anymore.
George M. Church
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You should have personalized genomics, personalized physiology, personalized medicine, where each person's different, and each body is an integrated whole.
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Most groups patent ways of using genetic discoveries as part of non-obvious diagnostic and therapeutic protocols and slightly or greatly altered genes.
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You can make pigs that are essentially much closer to being universal donors. If it works, their organs will be going into people like you and me.
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How do you get things out of your head, out of your lab, and into the world? If you're not part of the economic community, there's a chance... you'll fall behind.
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I have a rule against saying something is impossible unless it violates laws of physics.
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Genomics is a new idea. Like the PC, it's not obvious at first that anyone would want one. It's like, 'Hey, we've already got one genome, why do we need more?'
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Someone younger at heart should replace you, and that should be you. I'm willing to. I'm willing to become younger. I try to reinvent myself every few years anyway.
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I am 3.8 percent Neanderthal. One of my ancestors mated with a Neanderthal, and I am not embarrassed by that.
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At some point, someone will come up with an airtight argument as to why they should have a cloned child. At that point, cloning will be acceptable.
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We have lots of Neanderthal parts around the lab. We are creating Neanderthal cells. Let's say someone has a healthy, normal Neanderthal baby. Well, then, everyone will want to have a Neanderthal kid. Were they superstrong or supersmart? Who knows? But there's one way to find out.
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Trees are essentially growing chairs. There are lots of primates that sit and sleep in them.
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