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axelasdf
November 13, 2022 at 1:25 pm
Sounds like manufacturing a single point of failure
John Sirois
November 13, 2022 at 2:09 pm
Maybe (just maybe) on purpose.
Piñata Oblongata
November 13, 2022 at 4:37 pm
Yes, it’s removing redundancy, but that’s fine for the use-case. Living things rely on the redundancy to survive, but if you have one cell generating one mis-translated or misfolded protein or polymer product in your factory, it’s probably not going to matter much.
Brett
November 13, 2022 at 1:40 pm
I’m glad he understands what he’s talking about!
DeRPahert
November 13, 2022 at 1:57 pm
Can’t wait for the downfall of humanity
Be-lal Alkad-imi
November 13, 2022 at 2:17 pm
Great information here, reminds me of Star Trek’s futuristic medical knowledge.
I’m amazed at Jason’s ability to present this so fluidly without prompters, and synchronize himself with the slides. I’m guessing that he rehearsed this enough to present it so flawlessly.
We are becoming gods with this manipulation. But that’s probably a good thing….who knows ?….time will tell.
Thank you for all your research and work Jason.
Ligia Sommers
November 13, 2022 at 2:17 pm
🎉🎉🎉🙏🏻
thefreebychoice
November 13, 2022 at 2:37 pm
Some non-essential amino acids work really well for certain conditions. I take NAC on a daily basis and it helps me breathe. Works just as good as a pharmaceutical
akShaya
November 13, 2022 at 2:38 pm
WOW🤩
Geovanni Ali
November 13, 2022 at 2:39 pm
If you think thats good.Try mixing super glue with
Baking soda, toilet roll, cigarette ash etc…
Please try safely.
Britton Price
November 13, 2022 at 2:42 pm
And this is the basis for the mark of the beast. You will no longer be eligible for salvation because you will no longer be human. Just like Esau who sold his birth right for a bowl of stew.
Antwone
November 13, 2022 at 7:58 pm
Sir wtf are u talking about💀
Βασιλική Λογοθέτη
November 13, 2022 at 8:26 pm
Great work on minimizing the human experience in a bunch of molecules. I like taking new inventions with a grain of salt, but this just sounds delusional to me. Id like you to elaborate further if you can
Clemont
November 13, 2022 at 2:43 pm
mind boggling stuff explaind so simply! wow!
Hernan . Guerrero
November 13, 2022 at 3:01 pm
Well, it was a clear and groundbreaking talk. But I found laking the “show results” part. A video, a plastic sample, anything that shows some practical applications. We are left with “nothing to see here” go to bed.
Varun Nikam
November 13, 2022 at 3:04 pm
it is interesting
Victor Ottati
November 13, 2022 at 3:34 pm
These guys are heroes, I hope this brings better health to people
Ang Li Kai
November 13, 2022 at 4:02 pm
Would viruses evolve?
Antwone
November 13, 2022 at 7:40 pm
How would they even evolve to counteract this? If the host literally doesn’t have the mechanisms to make the new viruses they can’t replicate.
Krista
November 13, 2022 at 4:29 pm
This is huge… I had no idea that this was possible! There are so many applications for this… Yes, the knowledge could be misused, but that’s the case with everything. It is not the weapon that we should fear, but the hand that holds it.
SoSwiff
November 13, 2022 at 4:55 pm
This is Nobel Prize Winning Science. BUT.. somehow for every breakthrough in history there has been a negative outcome and the potential of that!.. makes this scary.
Magda Nieniewska
November 13, 2022 at 5:36 pm
Do you know that 50% of our DNA was build by viruses? Inhibiting viruses to do their natural updates of our system means DEATH and the end of biological evolution!
Teguh Estro
November 13, 2022 at 5:21 pm
Great research, thinking about our future….
gopro bmxusco
November 13, 2022 at 5:29 pm
So I’ve shadowed this content in its entirety, good for my English language skills. Thank you from Brazil!
Magda Nieniewska
November 13, 2022 at 5:34 pm
What would a virus-resistant organism mean in the future? I can tell you that now – you don’t have to wait: death and the end of biological evolution. 50% of our DNA exists due to viruses. Viruses are like software updates for our “system”. Hey, let’s never ever update our computers again… I wonder what the comeout would be 🤔🤣🤣 Now seriously… I’m starting to doubt the expertise of scientists!!! Asking such questions makes me distrust them permanently!!!
Mr Paul
November 13, 2022 at 6:06 pm
Scary and Exciting at the same time
Remy Lebeau
November 13, 2022 at 6:18 pm
What if you are getting rid of necessary backups or redundant systems that are there for a reason?
Antwone
November 13, 2022 at 7:34 pm
I was thinking the same thing if you only have 1 codon for 1 amino acid if that one malfunctions its gonna cause a bunch of problems. However, it’s a good idea. I wonder if introns could be replaced instead…
Βασιλική Λογοθέτη
November 13, 2022 at 8:18 pm
@Antwone thats what i was thinking too. maybe im wrong, but having two synonym codons in the genome is a better idea, the second codon could act as a backup and the possibility of both malfunctioning is low. the organism would still be immune to most viruses too, especially if the work is done on amino acids which are coded by 4-6 codons.
Antwone
November 14, 2022 at 7:41 am
@Βασιλική Λογοθέτη yes I believe all things in our body is there for a reason so the backups are there for a reason. However, I think as long as we don’t replace ALL the backups it would be safer.
Remy Lebeau
November 13, 2022 at 6:20 pm
And so the replicators were born.
MirageGSM
November 13, 2022 at 6:54 pm
A very complex topic explained in a way even a layperson could understand. Thank you!
Eron Thomas
November 13, 2022 at 10:08 pm
What it mean for the future. Let phony mail in ballots cast in the future.
beef yogurt
November 14, 2022 at 1:20 am
what a speech!
Dot Burkett
November 14, 2022 at 3:27 am
Just because we can, should we?
John Smiff
November 14, 2022 at 9:57 pm
Not just because we can. We’re doing this because it can allow us to perform industrially important reactions much more safely and while producing less environmentally damaging waste products.
Tutu Puff
November 14, 2022 at 6:36 am
A friend recently took a new antiviral prescription and became sicker than ever. I don’t like the sound of this at all.
사랑메이
November 14, 2022 at 8:01 am
Pharma mafia companies won’t let this happen
Hudson Licyayo
November 14, 2022 at 8:45 am
I wonder what are the safeguards preventing these factories from escaping to the wild.
ComeOn ASMR
November 14, 2022 at 10:51 am
Great speech. Very educational. Thanks!
Chipsmore
November 14, 2022 at 1:33 pm
This will stop evolution
Andy Cordy
November 14, 2022 at 8:24 pm
I’m astonished by this. Surely these ideas and practical applications are a gigantic technological leap forward.
Yu P
November 14, 2022 at 10:57 pm
This sounds awesome until you realize that a genetically modified virus-resistant person would be biologically incompatible with generic people, infertile.
If a genetically crafted bacteria becomes a superbug (resistant to antibiotics) then we’ll have to craft a new virus to kill it, which means it’s no longer resistant to viruses.
Viruses always take a tiny bit of the cell with them, so there is a possibility to take the machinery too. It’s just a matter of time until it evolves.
Doug Pham Texas
November 14, 2022 at 11:23 pm
Didn’t understand a word he said…..it was like another language but in English…..
Keith Hancock
November 15, 2022 at 12:54 am
The hubris of man has no bounds, the law of unintended consequences shall reign supreme as it always has throughout history. Survival through alterations is Gods design. Man can’t beat it.
卵卵
November 15, 2022 at 4:44 am
6:07
Aarthu Sri
November 15, 2022 at 6:04 am
Just Wow!!
Charlie Z
November 16, 2022 at 12:12 am
Now this is forward thinking – need to get private industry and governments on board to fund the commercialisation of this research so it can be applied in the real-world.
Chlorotica Elysia
November 16, 2022 at 12:43 pm
Synthetic biologist here. Ask me anything!