In this episode, we talk to George Church about his successful career in DNA repair and his entrepreneurial adventures translating research findings into biotech companies
- George proudly describes himself as a biologist-engineer
- He ponders whether his dyslexia may have helped him by making him realize he was different from others when he was growing up
- He looks for projects in ‘exponential fields’ that combine pure scientific interest, technology breakthroughs and bring societal benefit.
- George cautions against using the word ‘impossible’
- He talks about how he has contributed to scientific and technology revolutions
- He emphasizes the important of considering ethics, safety and security at the outset of ambitious science projects
- George remembers how he reacted to having his genome sequenced and speculates about the future of digital genomics and NFTs
- When recruiting, he looks for people that are ‘nice’ and have deep knowledge in at least two different fields
- George gets up at 4:30 a.m. and his head is immediately whizzing with new ideas
- He tells us how much he learns from his grandchildren (and even mends their party dresses)
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