How Microscopic Innovations Can Scale Global Solutions with George Church

On this episode of The Climate Biotech Podcast, we're sitting down with the legendary George Church. A pioneer in genomics and synthetic biology, George is known for his innovative visions for future tech — and for developing the foundational tools to get us there. 

This conversation spans a gamut of creative ideas including observing planetary metabolomes with satellites, cleaning up supply chains via total recycling, advancing inorganic synthetic biology using multiplex DNA libraries, and harnessing developmental biology to surpass current 3-D printing capabilities.

Tune in to hear George's unique perspective on how biotechnology can provide infinitely scalable and atomically precise solutions to our planet's most pressing issues.

(00:00) Introduction to the Climate Biotech Podcast
(02:26) Meet George Church: Early Life and Career
(04:23) The State of Synthetic Biology and Bioengineering
(06:13) Future -omes and Planetary Scale Biotech
(08:47) Writing Genomes and Climate Biotech
(10:22) Infinitely Scalable and Atomically Precise Biology
(20:38) Inorganic Synthetic Biology and New Frontiers
(23:26) Paul Reginato's Segment: Climate Relevant Problems
(36:13) Audience Q&A and Rapid Fire Questions
(41:17) Closing Remarks and Thank You

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