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Dr. George Church on Dwarkesh Patel: Why Aging Is Curable

How codon remapping could shield a genome from all natural viruses; aging escape velocity may then let you outrun biological decline within decades.

George ChurchguestDwarkesh Patelhost
Jun 26, 20251h 34mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 7:37

    Aging solved by 2050

  2. 7:37 – 19:50

    Finding the master switch for any trait

  3. 19:50 – 30:40

    Weaponized mirror life

  4. 30:40 – 50:26

    Why hasn’t sequencing/synthesis led to biotech revolution?

  5. 50:26 – 1:00:35

    Impact of AGI on biology research progress

  6. 1:00:35 – 1:05:09

    Biobots that use the best of biological and human engineering

  7. 1:05:09 – 1:09:57

    Odds of life in universe

  8. 1:09:57 – 1:13:55

    Is DNA the ultimate data storage?

  9. 1:13:55 – 1:22:23

    Curing rare diseases with genetic counseling

  10. 1:22:23 – 1:25:26

    NIH & NSF budget cuts

  11. 1:25:26 – 1:34:28

    How one lab spawned 100 biotech companies

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