Summary of The age of genetic wonder | Juan Enriquez
The video "The age of genetic wonder" by Juan Enriquez discusses the impact of new genetic technologies in the long term. Drawing parallels to the initial overestimation of telescopes, Enriquez explains how life can be seen as code and how technologies like CRISPR are changing the manipulation of genetic information. The methodology includes zooming in on genetic information, creating genetic data maps, and redesigning species. Enriquez also talks about consumer empowerment through gene sequencing, the rise of theoretical biology, and the potential for redesigning humans. Long-term trends highlighted in the video include the redesigning of species and the integration of genetics with neuroscience in the age of the brain. The video concludes by highlighting the age of miracle and wonder we are currently living in.
### Methodology
- Zoom in on genetic information to identify genes
- Create maps of genetic data
- Redesign species
- Rise of theoretical biology
- Gene sequencing for consumer empowerment
- Redesigning humans
- Merging genetics with neuroscience
### Speakers
- Juan Enriquez
Notable Quotes
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01:56
— « The first time you ever see a blue-green signature on a distant planet, it means there's photosynthesis there, there's water there, and the chances that you saw the only other planet with photosynthesis are about zero.
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03:15
— « build me life but don't use any modern chemicals or instruments. Build me stuff that was here three billion years ago.
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08:19
— « we took the full gene code out of a cell -- not a gene, not two genes, the full gene code out of a cell -- built a completely new gene code, inserted it into the cell, figured out a way to have the cell execute that code and built a completely new species.
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12:49
— « Normally, when you advertise something, you really don't want the consumer to take your advertisement into the bathroom to pee on. Unless, of course, if you're IKEA.
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17:20
— « Let me end this with an apocryphal quote from Einstein: You can live as if everything is a miracle, or you can live as if nothing is a miracle. It's your choice. »