Scientists May Soon Design Entirely New Life Forms (#296)

About this episode

Geneticist Adrian Woolfson discusses the potential of designing new life forms and the extraordinary consequences of programmable life.

We’re entering a world where life itself could become programmable. What if creating new forms of life becomes as simple as writing code? Geneticist Adrian Woolfson explains how close we are — and why the consequences could be extraordinary. -------------------------- Exciting news! We’ve been nominated for a Webby Award—one of the top honors in podcasts. If you enjoy the show, you can vote for 3 Takeaways here: (Just takes a minute - sign in with Apple, no need to provide your...

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Host: Lynn Thoman

Guest: Adrian Woolfson

Topics covered

• programmable life
• genetics
• bioengineering
• future of life
• scientific innovation

Keywords

• programmable life
• genetic engineering
• Adrian Woolfson
• new life forms
• bioethics
• science
• innovation

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