George Church: Genomics, CRISPR, Biotech Startups, Synthetic Biology & Succeeding With Disabilities | #27

Mind & Matter

English - June 18, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratings
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Harvard-MIT geneticist George Church, PhD talks about advances in genome sequencing and editing technologies, interesting biotech startups using CRISPR genome editing to tackle human disease, and interesting areas in synthetic biology. Dr. Church also discussed how we has cope with both narcolepsy and dyslexia throughout his life, and became a successful scientist despite have these brain disorders.

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