Scanning Viral Genes Isn ’t Sci-Fi, We Just Haven’t Made It Reality Yet

The most exciting developments in genetics and biotechThe promise of building organisms based on softwareWhat foods and biomaterials will we have in 10-15 years?What synthetic biological products will an average person have in 2035?Within 10-15 years, will a hand-held device tell me what bacteria is causing my cold?The reasons why we don’t have such a tool yetShould we fear that biotechnology leads to the loss of humanity at some point?The dystopian nightmare connected to biotechnologies Where is synthetic biology heading? What is cellular agriculture? Why will companies pay people soon to get their genomes sequenced? Is it likely that human-made viruses going to destroy the world? We had a fascinating conversation with Andrew Hessel, microbiologist, geneticist and CEO of Humane Genomics about the progress of biotechnology and genetics, about how thinking about the needs of babies results in ideas about laboratory-produced breast milk, about hand-held devices identifying viruses based on their DNA in seconds or what new biotech products and services could hit the market 10-15 years ahead. You are an expert in biotech, microbiology, genetics – all of them incredibly progressive fields. What are you the most excited about these days? Well, in general, I have been focusing on the area of synthetic biology with respect to the design of new organisms. And that’s a pretty broad interest, but there’s a core to it that is quite universal: the fact ev...
Source: The Medical Futurist - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Great Thinkers artificial food bioethics biology biotechnology DNA future genetics genome sequencing genomics Innovation synthetic synthetic life Source Type: blogs