It's Alive, But Is It Life: Synthetic Biology and the Future of Creation

For decades, biologists have read and edited DNA, the code of life. Revolutionary developments are giving scientists the power to write it. Instead of tinkering with existing life forms, synthetic biologists may be on the verge of writing the DNA of a living organism from scratch. In the next decade, according to some, we may even see the first synthetic human genome. Join a distinguished group of synthetic biologists, geneticists and bioengineers who are edging closer to breathing life into matter.
This program is part of the Big Ideas Series, made possible with support from the John Templeton Foundation.
Original Program Date: June 4, 2016
MODERATOR: Robert Krulwich
PARTICIPANTS: George Church, Drew Endy, Tom Knight, Pamela Silver
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Synthetic Biology and the Future of Creation 00:00
Participant Intros 3:25
Ordering DNA from the internet 8:10
How much does it cost to make a synthetic human? 13:04
Why is yeast the best catalyst 20:10
How George Church printed 90 billion copies of his book 26:05
Creating synthetic rose oil 28:35
Safety engineering and synthetic biology 37:15
Do we want to be invaded by bad bacteria? 45:26
Do you need a human gene's to create human cells? 55:09
The standard of DNA sequencing in utero 1:02:27
The science community is divided by closed press meetings 1:11:30
The Human Genome Project. What is it? 1:21:45

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[@genes2311]

PLEASE for fuck sake, find a better moderator. Maybe instead of asking for translators, you guys should ask the tube community for moderators who do not interrupt and make moronic comments. We are here to listen to the amazing scientists and not the moderator... smh

[@5tonyvvvv]

Chemists are proving intelligent design! Manipulated unnatural lab conditions, using synthesis machines! Purely Mindless unguided natural chemical processes have never produced life from non living matter!

[@MrBlue-km8qv]

Closed Captioning in English would help translators and hearing impaired people understand what's being said, too.

[@andybeans5790]

@@5tonyvvvv who said nature was unguided? Try to learn about Natural Selection instead of arguing from ignorance.

[@danielpustlauk6986]

@@genes2311 i concur...(NOT YELLING)

[@azandree8411]

this was 4 years ago...a few things said rang a bell in my head Covid 2019-2021,

[@vilicia164]

The exact same thoughts occurred to me especially at 1:07:05 into the video. This being said 4 years ago and reflecting on all that is happening and hearing......well... I don't know what to believe and what not to.

[@keshawnparis72paris83]

Your a very smart person to make that observation I wander who funds these projects and were was there first ecoli /samples was found my wildest guess (a blood bank from the Caribbean west indies) spells covid to me.😎

[@danfield6030]

Are you cray' ?

[@KnutAndreVikshaland]

the moderator is horrible

[@cbdsalvetvitae2742]

That was a bit of a shock. Pretty sure he was approached

[@FelonyVideos]

No one ever has made life without first starting with life.

[@josephoppy7577]

The one thing there missing is the breath of life. And the spirit.

[@868gamer2]

Even the ancient ones agreed that this was reserved for The Father of all Creation

[@mariocepeda2797]

Science is a single, international language. Like building the tower of Babel, they are trying to reach God status. As was spoken: 6 And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. You all know what will happen next. All it will take is some nimrod scientist to arrogantly start building so-called superhumans to reach up to God status, all out of DNA bricks. Lololol! This type of science is still scifi, thankfully. But if allowed to advance, unchecked, without restraint?! It could happen if civilization were to collapse into a free for all; somewhere in a scientific bunker, where ordinary humans cannot leave the confines of such a place due to toxins, perhaps?

[@mariocepeda2797]

Then building superhumans could serve us just fine!

[@herewaso]

That moment when you realize that you are watching a documentary and not a quick two minute science video

[@shune84]

The effects of weed are real "brain training" which is considered as in opposition to programmed intelligence the effects of such considered bad politically along with other aspects that are economic.

[@acceptthetruthitwillsetyou2598]

Sounds like first world problems brah, you should get a hobby

[@KR-wf5km]

how about synthetic biology

[@NeverSuspects]

Was never experienced here as this was show where a village idiot asks the biochemical engineers stupid questions about things that the engineers half ignore and slip in interesting and relevant comments here and there not a documentary.

[@david.4964]

damn. i just relized this. thanks

[@drewandrews8673]

Every Biological Sci-fi horror movie starts just like this!!!

[@tienkebosherpelzmann6465]

MMM.. anonymous ordering of a dead DNA cell - now I wonder where do all the aborted baby cells go to. You transcribe this dead DNA strand with a live strand. MMM you already did that - its called HIV.

[@petey1115]

😆

[@angelinarobert622]

carbon. organic life. but we have more oxygen than carbon. dioxyribonucleaic acid. Trippy. isn't it? Adesine/A, Guanine/G molecules and two more. it has been a long time since highschool.

[@jessicablake2492]

Wooooow

[@arcang2102]

You said it right to the point!But being that there all so entertaining,& everyone wants to be in a horror flick!Here's their big chance.It's just an internet link away!Crazy 4 Real!!

[@lloydgordon2496]

Most enthralling in terms of the accomplishments of our Terran Earth Human Scientists to date. It was heart warming to listen to the Engineer who tried t steer a pathway that allows for Genetic Engineering and its creation to to not be distanced from Nature but in a sense to complement and work with it.

[@Kriojenic]

I don't know why people think the host is dumb, I personally think his style of asking questions was exactly how they should be asked. I as a computer science student didn't feel like "crap I didn't take high school biology so now I don't know what the fuck they're talking about". I was able to follow along perfectly. There is no need to include sophisticated terms when this talk is meant to be shown to the general public. If you want sophisticated stuff go to a university and learn there. This is what an introductory course to English is to Shakespeare.

[@philvirgo7738]

It is obvious that this needs to discussed at a non-technical easily understood level, and the panel is capable of doing that without the constant distractions of the moderator's bad analogies and misdirections. It prevents the discussion from being educational.

[@Beardedfoods]

I'm a CNC operator, dropped out of school and this is host is baby talk to me. So ignorant.

[@grantfrith9589]

Dion Miles I find your comment intriguing. My curiosity is getting the beter of me. Would you indulge me for a moment and comment on what you think of the idea of bringing back an extinct species like a mammoth? Also a comment on the reasoning of those who might have an opposing view to your own would be highly appreciated too.

[@humanx187]

Wow well said my friend, I felt it was a very interesting style of interviewing/hosting and a Synthetic Biology a very weird and hard topic to grasp

[@katiekat4457]

We criticize because us in the other 95 percentile went to elementary school and learned this. You don't need high school biology. So why do we have to be annoyed because it's geared to the lower 5 percentile that you are in. If he was a good host he would lead the question and then the scientists would explain the whole thing at one time. The conversation would move fluently forward instead of one step forward two steps back. It's all his asking for yes and no questions instead of the scientists answering in summary. The lady scientist on this is so frustrated at how stupid he is. He keeps looking away and laughing. He should just ask the question and not give the question in a multiple choice type style.

[@deborrastrom8559]

Identical twins are still 2 separate beings, although very alike. I think there is a problem with the soul of a being. In a human being is this invisible energy, I don't think you can duplicate.

[@mundymorningreport3137]

Science denies all the evidence linking biology of life to models of reality that would include thing like how cells coordinate, how the nervous system works, how consciousness works, what and how the soul works/what it does... the men who began to investigate these things were discredited, silenced, and/or killed (Tesla and Wilhelm Reich). There is no intelligent way to address thd title of this video without a model that explains these aspects. Things all life demonstrate, yet denied by science.

[@jeffwittren1928]

Many time you also get the Ying Yang effect in identical twins one take good paths the other bad paths

[@stevenborgogna]

Where do you put the soul? What's it made of? Do dogs have one? Ants? Bacteria?

[@fenixx213]

@@stevenborgogna you put that in your phobias and sing songs, write books, you tell your neightboor about it and you dream about it. Soul is nothing, what they are calling soul is just something not very well known yet. But it's not ''sacred nor magic.''

[@cherylr444]

Amen ❤️

[@mz4420]

It is amazing how humble these people are. Real examples of Dunning-Kruger effect. 🙂

[@Zach_Bynx]

Only example here is you tbh

[@stephenfrench3888]

Say what ?

[@louishernandez2684]

Actually no. They don't need to be humble as they are extremely intelligent and their abilities are in the top %0.1 of human population. And your pathetic sarcasm just makes you look sad. And yes, you would be a chimp if you had to be at the side of any of them.

[@SAVETHEPLANET-KILL-A-GLOBALIST]

Yeah super humble!

[@memewhom9948]

I like how all the doctors are so serious all the time and the guy who is conducting the interview is cracking little jokes here and there I think it makes everyone watching this a little bit more interested in the subject because it's not so dull and boring to watch, well I'm my case anyways.

[@rbewoor]

I think the moderator did a good job and was properly combative sometimes the subject matter was dense and highly decisive. Good job by all five on the stage overall.

[@russellszabadosaka5-pindin849]

I agree. This moderator appears in other debates featured on this channel and he’s quite good at this.

[@ricocapili35]

I love World Science Festival. You got great topics that excites interest in future sciences and gather top minds to share their expertise. Thank you!

[@rakeshmaharana2992]

Awesome Knowledge. The way they are interacting with readers and audience ,thats just fantastic.Hat off to all these minds

[@abuhurairah4994]

Lots of love and respect from India. I like this type of festival as I am the student of Bio-Technology. It's help us a lot in getting the ideas of our field.

[@florianwesterdahl4257]

Excellent host. I enjoyed very much learning the specifics on how they order genes and put them together, makes things less abstract, I know it's simplified, doesn't matter, the framework and the imagery it provides gives me an easy platform to deal and know of these topics without becoming a specialist.

[@simesaid]

Nicely put. I am a layperson whose vocation is very, very separated from anything like the fields of biology and physics, yet I now find these topics endlessly fascinating. So, being able to watch a lucid conversation such as this is manna from heaven.

[@amug5456]

Excellent Host??! Perhaps euphemism

[@ohmsanti7914]

brilliant discussion for a simple person like me to begin to understand more

[@pubwvj]

I liked the “take the car apart and put it back together” analogy. I am very good at that. Some speculation that this may even be a genetic propensity as my children, brothers, father, uncles, greats, etc are all very good at this too. A lot of engineers and scientists in my families. I taught myself as a young child by getting broken equipment from the town dump and fixing it. I became a scientist, engineer, Inventor and entrepreneur. Like many in tech I “retired” to farming which is fascinatingly complex and cross discipline. I look forward to “garage” sequencing. 🙃

[@Rob337_aka_CancelProof]

Work of committee effort.... sounds almost like a discussion kind of and a very good way to get different perspectives and new ways of viewing the same thing because without that we're stuck with just one and excludes all others of which there are almost an infinite amount of each one offering a little more insight to factor into the overall understanding of things or discarded even but not until they were considered so nothing lost either way only opportunities to gain at no risk. Sounds like a winner to me

[@toddlavigne6441]

even though it's synethetic it's still made from everything found on earth and in our universe.

[@ihihihihi.heheh.]

True. Actually we just take from here take from that material that has the same physics and material om the human. We just make cloning human with arifisial body. I hate to say that because it is not interesting anymore 😑. I need to see human consciousness transferred to computer.

[@JROCK100ification]

Synthetic=man made sorta un natural, manipulation if you will

[@mercadoenterprise]

Frankensteins

[@JakeHunter2010]

Minus Mr. Krulwich quirky moderating.... we as a species need to have more of these talks and debates.

[@justkidding3040]

Unscientific moderator at the World Science Festival. Great work /s

[@JoseRodriguez-mk4rz]

What was that at the end? That was an awkward moment.

[@amug5456]

Moderator needs to apply for a silly comedy act instead of trying to be a moderator.. BAD choice

[@ladyfame1430]

I love the host, thank you for asking questions, I appreciate them because I have a lot of the same ones. 😁

[@sylviablack4935]

Oh, to have been high as a kite in the audience for this. Thoroughly enjoyable!

[@kenjiikemura]

Drew Endy’s words from 1:08:50 was the best part of this conference: Where is the telos… What might our aspirations be… Maybe if we changed our interphases between us and rest of the planet, we could figure out how to flourish and have partnership with nature. We could be transitioning from living on earth to living with earth… I don’t want to industrialize biology, I’d like to biolagize industry... We should be able to pull it off…

[@peterwarren6418]

I agree. What was he suggesting, turn humans green so they can photosynthesize.

[@paxdriver]

How do they go 50+ mins without mentioning the insertion process and CRISPR?

[@paxdriver]

@MrMegamike420 not listening, apparently. But you did also miss the point that homebrew genomics is a real thing, and a lot of what they glossed over relates to cost and accessibility. Were you listening?

[@jojolafrite90]

By having a host that wastes all their time wit meaningless questions that a child would ask.

[@teresaboze69]

Bc that Information is fucking everywhere, Snowflake.

[@paxdriver]

@@teresaboze69... 4 years ago when I posted this? You must be feeling extra special today lol enjoy the drugs big head

[@adventureswithwool-johanna1993]

I listened to the whole thing from beginning to end. I even played back a few parts 3X. You're right, they did not mention the word CRISPR when doing gene insertions.

[@peterwarren6418]

I enjoyed the interview, found it very enlightening.

[@79viewer]

Haven’t watched all of this yet. However when I hear synthetic life it automatically makes me think advanced robotics/androids

[@LM1970ful]

Skip to 1:07:06 and you will see the reality that science knew the pandemic was coming

[@adventureswithwool-johanna1993]

@@LM1970ful I watched the entire video and I totally geeked out. Yes what that researcher would NOT DO - skip to 1:07:00 - very interesting! Even more eye-opening when he said how genetic researchers DID create polio virus that escaped and then had to generate algorithmic designs for the vaccine against the pathogen they just created! Exactly what happened. Listen back 1:07 onwards.The truth is all P4 labs world wide play with viruses and bacteria all the time. Of course Fauci and others consider this medical progress and an intellectual challenge and try to pass it off as research. The create the pathogen, ah just in case they have to fight it someday. Hey let's look up this polio virus thing...see what you can dig up.

[@kodysmessedup]

@@LM1970ful yeah that’s not at all what is going on there you god damn conspiracy theorist. This is science not emotion and fear or confusion.

[@LM1970ful]

@@kodysmessedup first, you know nothing of me personally, so you have no reason to curse at me. just shows your lack of intelligence. second, being a conspiracy theorist isn't at all negative in my book. so, if that was meant to be an insult, you missed the mark. last, I feel bad for ppl as low vibrational as you appear to be.

[@LM1970ful]

@@adventureswithwool-johanna1993 yep! watched the whole thing and was layering my thoughts with the other bits of info around this topic. Now, watch Human Nature on Netflix to see George Church regarding this subject some more. That doc is VERY eye opening as well. Not everyone can put this all together but those of us able to will get the full story just by watching these two thjngs.

[@gaminawulfsdottir3253]

Drew Endy is both well-thought and well-spoken.

[@falconmyst]

...Watching this video in March of 2020 during the COVID-19 Pandemic; scary stuff and many questions. Thanks for sharing the video.

[@vampstackula73]

Basically covid 19 started in the computer not biological initially

[@delbertz.osborne9793]

A very enlightening discussion 👏

[@sirvapalot]

WSF turning scientists rockstars always such fine conversations, i love longform discussion.

[@evelynesimon5758]

really appreciate the casual coy tone of the interviews it goes a long way for a lay person like me to start to understand the science and its implications holistically.

[@gabrielag9538]

The host is doing 80% of the talk. He needs to allow the experts to go in depth on the topic.

[@simonbullows]

gabrielanunez ! They are so reluctant to talk though, they must be nervous they don’t warm up until half way through

[@amayjahmusic7494]

They don't want to talk.

[@DecepticonLeader]

Yeah, they look uncomfortable being there. It's painful to watch a person with so little knowledge trying to control a discussion by people far smarter than him. All that snarky commentary on human apocalypse is so immature and unnecessary. We are building custom organisms and in the future custom people. It's like he missed the train several years ago on that topic.

[@DecepticonLeader]

@Jessica Lynn He could do a much better job. The way he presents himself in conversation among these esteemed gentlemen is cringy and ignorant. I was disgusted by his jokes which were in poor taste. I wouldn't want to sit for hours talking with that guy next to me.

[@jojolafrite90]

@@amayjahmusic7494 They are surprised that the host wastes their time and won't ask anything interesting.

[@TheAmanla]

Please be very care-full, TY all. Glad I was able to see it all.

[@IndigenousByIdentity]

As a human species, no one has as right to be private about any information that includes changes in our DNA. This should be an open topic to everyone. Whether you understand it or not. There should be no closed conversations but only open invitations.

[@sanchezzz69420]

one of the most fascinating videos out there. =(

[@darkhanvasilev7080]

Why are you sad then?

[@andrewbako9494]

the host can't be for real I took an entry-level genetics class and the questions he is asking are absurd even to someone like me with a basic understanding

[@simonbullows]

Andrew Bako well I took a graphic design class, consider there’s lots of people watching this who don’t know the ins and outs

[@panthapraetorian3974]

Bear in mind also that his vocation was acting. He was not a geneticist. That is Neelix from Star Trek Voyager. That voice is unmistakable. I don't know how you missed it. ;p (No it isn't actually Ethan Philips but he sounds EXACTLY like him and even looks like him only somewhat more aged (though Ethan would be by now too.)

[@SpiderF27]

Go fuck yourself with your genetics classes. Or start making a Coronavirus vaccine you useless brainiac...

[@juanpedrolardet2088]

Omg... I need 10 hours more of these!

[@alisonlapoint2094]

You have epathy for all life .thank you .it so emotional for me knowing you here doing what your doing with so much we mpwthy and selfless courosity and drive

[@opqrst7]

I love the expression of "the transition from living on Earth to living with Earth".

[@induscraft8723]

Yes this was wonderful line I heard in whole of this topic, I want to speak this again and again."transition from living on earth to living with the earth.

[@Jf-mb2pk]

Yes give away your human rights by allowing them to edit your DNA rendering you transhuman. Good idea guys - I’m sure bill gates will be a loving owner of your patentable edited body.

[@matthewgabriel7286]

@@induscraft8723 can

[@donniebaker5984]

@@Jf-mb2pk you're off by about 6,000 years or more as editing our DNA was already done before then... This fact was proven well beyond anything you will ever research as it was in the mid-70s when the electron microscope was born and took a photograph of our DNA.... As if it was perfect we would have the same DNA as all primates with 48 chromosomes but we do not.... As two of our chromosomes were manipulated and mutilated fusing two of them together and that's all it takes folks to make us a completely different animal not related to anything on this planet whatsoever as we are totally artificial created by another being and not a god of anything or any way possible from the description of the Almighty.... So that puts us in only one spot in the eyes of God and that is an abomination.... Short explains if what happened to Sodom and Gomorrah sort of explains exactly what Jesus Christ said on his last moment's nailed to the cross forgive them Father for they know not what they do... Jesus was not praying for his death as he wasnt dead yet he was praying that his father was going to do to us with mutilated string of DNA the JC knew what Daddy was going to do after JC was resurrected and sent home ...that would have allowed God another shot on us after JC took his last breath.... Cuz we just ain't made in God's image at all or we wouldn't have to chromosomes melted together we wouldn't have anything wrong with this at all.... And we wouldn't have the elite trying to murder us all as stated in stone on the Georgia guidestones that is their agenda to do to us.... And it looks like they're plandemic is working pretty well...... Off the subject of it a bit what was the bad guy's name in the stories about the Smurfs that happened in the '80s the little blue people fairy tale... And I'll tell you as a church lady with scold you in Saturday night live haha haha was it Satan? Actually it was gargamel next best thing if you want to call it best... And as I recall Wile E coyote and the roadrunner Foghorn Leghorn the chicken hawk we're all declared violent rude mentally distorting our children's minds with lust and violence so we replaced them with these demons from hell called skeletor you are very nice and friendly evil demons and devils and murders from hell that would not affect our children at all correct?..... Well look at you now skeletor.... Seems like you're Target is a lot deeper than anything the roadrunner ever did to Wile E

[@randomthings8247]

Earth is god's petri dish. He watches while we squirm, suffer and die. Eating the fruit of the Garden was NOT aboot the knowledge of right and wrong, it was the knowledge that we, and all in the garden, will DIE. This is why God secretly witheld this information. He's probably got a control group on Zeta Reticuli, where He didn't make woman so that an out, to the fact of death, would not be needed. IE, replacing ourselves as we die. Which requires the participation of a baby factory. What if God revealed the data once we made AI as smart as him.

[@iinRez]

I find it fascinating that the human genome project came about in a meeting that took place in the year 1984.

[@Acetyl53]

The previous name for "human genome project" was "eugenics". Look up cold spring harbor.

[@morrisjensen1959]

Mr. Krulwich is an excellent example of why the better more interesting scientist, educators etc. appearing on such shows are doing away with a host.

[@borasca0107]

I just had to stop for a second, (half an hour into this video) to tell you, WOW... Thank you! Incredible scientists surrounded by such an amazing humble charisma of knowledge. What a treat! Brilliant host, asking questions so people like me can actually grasp at least some parts of genetics' science...... and all glued together by a gentle breeze of amazing sense of humour. Priceless! THANK YOU!

[@Darkrumors]

That combover though.

[@ResoRonnie]

This is so fascinating. A group of scientists have actually synthesized life. This technology is developing so rapidly, that is biology and creating life, that in my life time there are going to be debates on whether or not we should DESIGN NEW CREATURES.... It's the Universe becoming self aware and now trying to make an other self....

[@Rob337_aka_CancelProof]

One of the qualifying traits of a living thing is the ability to reproduce on its own so I don't think they're quite there yet in fact viruses aren't even alive and that would be why you can't kill them you just can't kill something that's not alive. They're not there yet I'm not real convinced they should be trying that hard with the very limited understanding they bring to bear on the task as I'm sure when they finally do successfully achieve synthetic life it will probably have all kinds of issues and suffered dearly and in the end end up euthanized no doubt and I can't really think of a good reason why we would need to create life when we can readily manipulate already existing life now and we've been doing that for at least a couple of Millennia through selective breeding but you know how people are once they get it in their head and fixate on it it's a done deal at least until there's proof of concept and a couple of failed attempts that makes them rethink their reason for wanting to do it

[@Rob337_aka_CancelProof]

They're a lot closer to having artificial intelligence and they are artificial life but the same problems applied to both it's not well enough understood to not potentially screw things up pretty bad in particular with AI we might only have one shot to get that right so there's really no reason to rush no reason at all

[@zakuro8532]

Wait... what??? Isn't it a little stretch to go from synthetic life to omnistic theology within one breath? Bro, just take a genetics 101 course, youtube is your friend here.

[@tedlakomy950]

I'm reminded of the apprentice finding the wizard's spell book and conjuring up powers that apprentice has no hope of controlling.

[@yohanceamir224]

This was a good one

[@gorillaguerillaDK]

Is it just me who gets insanely exited by the idea that you can order synthesized DNA fragments, on the internet??? And writing a book as DNA - that made me laugh so much that I almost cried - can't help it, I just love weird geniuses and their sense of humor!

[@jacobpena5849]

> who’s surviving 2020?

[@topcurious2403]

You got a crazy idea but funny

[@orvbrewer7185]

if we could change humanity we should have 2goals, make humans wiser and more considetate, and change our cold weather survival traits, like the neandrathal 😁💖

[@Waltyworld]

Yes yes yes you can 8 will I’m super excited

[@tomm7273]

Unscientific moderator at the World Science Festival. Great work /s

[@coscinaippogrifo]

Yeah, and that's exactly the point of the festival: I'm not a scientist, and I don't want to see an MIT session taught by a scientist, to a platform of scientists. That's why he needs to be there - to create a connection between specialists and the general public. Possibly demystifying the topics with a bit of humour. There are plenty of university-level classes free to watch on YT, this is simply for a different audience, with a totally different purpose. Then, what does "unscientific" means? At no point he's advocating against science

[@amug5456]

SAD choice of a host

[@ctakitimu]

I'm one of the lucky ones, I enjoyed the video. Seems to be a lot of people in the comments implying 'I know this much, so everyone else should too.' or 'I know this much, so this video should cater to my level'. Just an observation, not a judgement. Like I said, I enjoyed the video

[@petey1115]

Its honestly amazing and terrifying at the same time. The leaps we have made in science is incredible, there are so many possibilities!

[@theconqueror1111]

Amazing panel of experts, shame that their time was wasted without asking challenging and interesting questions...

[@ResoRonnie]

Like?

[@tracylynn1461]

Well they saying umm plenty with out saying anything.. I caught what they were throwin..lol

[@El-sr1id]

How was their time wasted ? By saying this you are invalidating the hour and thirty minutes they gave to present and however long to prepare as worthless.

[@theogoldberg8919]

You're unfair or snobbish... Or both. HA!

[@teresaboze69]

Ouch!

[@Chris_42Offner]

Bruh he really said "by a killer virus?"

[@Eisenkieffer]

The moderator seems able to obtain intelligent answers from seemingly stupid questions.

[@grave3hunna]

I must study his technique for my usage

[@richardstemle6019]

They are asking questions in a way that the question makes sense to the people who DON'T understand this stuff. The people who already know this information wouldn't be watching the video. ;)

[@Dhirallin]

Where can I get a glowing cat?

[@alex18556]

How much do you want to pay

[@SnoopyDoofie]

They're in the pet store in the aquarium department.

[@drew18ism]

Had the same thing typed before I read any comments. I'd buy that for a dollar!

[@goddesssolaria4509]

You can get one from Dr. Eric Poeschla when he's finished with them. If they are male and female then hey, it might even be a tidy sideline for him. They are used in the study of feline aids.... (Sure you want one now that you know that?)

[@drew18ism]

Well yeah, now I know it's a possibility. I'll name him Buddha. Truly an enlightened being!

[@Goofy8907]

What types of fuels is Pamela Silver artificially creating?

[@n.d8001]

awesome discussion

[@leonardniiboyemettle1170]

Imagination is the chemistry of our ideas forming the spirit of our natural atmosphere or aura of our intelligence.

[@RanjithAnnepu]

I actually liked the host and his questions! Anyone else liked this entire 1.5 hour long video because of how easily understandable it is? Didn't expect so many negative comments on him..!

[@SK-uj1hz]

it's shit and he is boring.

[@artandminisbyvilma8116]

That was kind of tense. I was fascinated by the group dynamic.

[@LRuso]

4:44 Jimmy had a hunch!

[@induscraft8723]

Yes this was wonderful line I heard in whole of this topic, I want to speak this again and again."transition from living on earth to living with the earth.

[@ninadog13]

The moderator keeps directing questions and involving the two on the left ... Would have liked a more even spread of input

[@toadinthehole8085]

there's a giraffe in there . class this guy is also funny as well as intelligent

[@mrs.b1606]

I'd like to know what ms.silver (or whoever) wispers at the 12:15 mark....

[@lacyhart2043]

Very good talk would love one more

[@myrazerna464]

Just like in the days of Noah, this happens in the days of Noah, read book of jasher. And it will happen again

[@sharonpatterson6630]

And God wil destroy it all

[@rick4electric]

One of MANY existential questions for mankind today that the general population has NOTHING to say about!

[@latitudeash]

I have something to say...Why? What are the risks and potential future problems that may happen? What is the impact of those problems and do we as a human species want to take on those risks?

[@doctornovocaine5156]

Exactly, and whats even scarier is the ones who get to make those decisions. Bozos, Fuckerberg, Obamas, Goldman Sac of nuts, basically everyone with a deranged ideology, and shit loads of money. I don't see anything wrong with that picture at all thats the best recipe for wholesome, morally sound, decision making if I ever heard one.

[@rick4electric]

19:50 - And we wonder why cancer is becoming rampant?

[@jamesmoore5630]

The glowing fish experiment comes with the kit, so you have a victim to practice on!!!(If you include the cat!!!) So, there is not much out of pocket expense to get going.

[@DiversEvent]

Great program, very interesting talk.

[@patrellabell1575]

All Praise to the Most High, Out of dust Man became a living Soul. Organic

[@unstablegenius2325]

Amen, sister. Organic virgin earth.

[@unstablegenius2325]

Just like Jesus.

[@donniebaker5984]

@@unstablegenius2325 just like the force is worse than Lucifer that just now told you to say just like Jesus that is pure blasphemy from you to even suggest Jesus is from the Earth

[@donniebaker5984]

So is that what you're calling man now a living soul organic? And it looks like you have an audience now who took it a step higher or should I say lower claiming that it's organic virgin Earth and another below that claiming Jesus is from the Earth well don't stop now write the rest of the story that shouldn't be too hard for you as anything comes off the top of your head you can tell it as history truth and you say it loud enough long enough and big enough all will believe won't they so giddy up start your creation of the creator and call the book The Bible as has been done for centuries up on centuries omitting 77 stories already as you rewrite the Bible you can also decide what will be left in it as you add more simple as that and all will believe

[@blindship5792]

oh shut up! we arent in church here

[@tamaraterrymusic2656]

Fascinating interview!! Definite food for thought thanks fellas

[@aekajimasala5879]

So, how is it going?Any video on latest information???

[@karlpilkington997]

5:20 Richard D. James

[@XX-lx4mr]

I want to see the the moderator and Neil DeGrass Tyson try and talk over each other in an octagon, hopefully coming to blows.

[@ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095]

Oh, is this the guy that ruined the ones where there was just him and Neil? Stinking the place up with his crappy jokes? {:-:-:}

[@LoisSharbel]

My gosh! This was 6 years ago????? What are Drew Enders and George Church doing now? Help? I've got to know! Yea, Google! I'll try to find out! THANK YOU for this!!!!!

[@HardcorebergO]

1:07:05 in our current days it is a supper chilling statement.

[@sweetbabyYEEiiJJ]

ionno man, with the colonialism history you can’t really be that surprised

[@timothygordon958]

It's funny how youtube doesn't have any recommendations until I click on an hour long video then they have plenty

[@arunmrao2]

Drew Endy is phenomenal !

[@mdjamaluddin2079]

Thank you so much

[@jackvega9542]

Thank you!

[@duklonstennett7162]

The moderator is great. I could follow along perfectly.

[@artstyle1150]

Really enjoyed Mr. Bean moderating this.

[@amug5456]

Mr Bean with Mr Beans' brain and Mr Beans' mannerisims

[@kellydavis9122]

Amazing!

[@theogoldberg8919]

Gosh Drew Endy dropped the bomb of what we're living right now 1'07'00...

[@alocinotasor]

Covid19.

[@mikeg4972]

Waiting for 'DNA CAD'. In the future I will say: I think I will design and make a Dinosaur today.

[@mikeg4972]

@Moth’s Mummy I'll keep him in the backyard and name him Dino.

[@vintagechild4418]

This is why we have the “novel virus”.

[@Bdkgucci]

This man Robert put these scientist in the hot seat. They answered the questions very well but also very detailed to the point some answers dwart the question to another question with no definite answer. Mind you they are having a conversation on basically the synthetic biology of a human and how to create that and how much it cost to make a synthetic human and DNA in itself. So with this conversation we should be aiming our thoughts and attention at the answers these scientist are giving and body language to see if and when they are answering questions are they any thoughts or consideration for regular people or life in general with these experiments and trial and error cases of basically creating a human. Drew pretty much sums it up with the analogy of disassembling and reassembling a car to compare how the process is to create a human. Crazy we all say a car is like a human body.. More than anything yes this conversation is enlightening. But it's also very scary because with these experiments of "synthetic" biology they can be creating a different or to put it in basic words create a perfect human with synthetic biology. And with this creation will create a riff in speciation due to finances because we see it cost 90 million to buy the amount of DNA to create a human. But the function ability is the problem. Now this is where I stop typing so I don't get in trouble

[@fabiocaetanofigueiredo1353]

Answering the main question: anyone with somewhat advanced and combined training in natural sciences and philosophy will quickly realize that "alive" and "not alive" are arbitrarily defined concepts - and that so is the division line between them.

[@HD-le8wl]

Maybe the host is a product of synthetic biology gone wrong and the title of the video is esoterically posing the question "It's Alive but is it Intelligent?".

[@jessenealon2]

🤣😂🤣👍👍👍

[@hosannavishwaraj8586]

This is the best comment by far. The host is ridiculously pathetic. Those biologists looked pained :p

[@alisonlapoint3260]

May not be in the industrial since. But is in a godlike light since, to smart can be man's down fall. Many dogs are smarter.smater just enough to keep it simple.stupped.?

[@alisonlapoint3260]

@Moth’s Mummy who me?

[@alisonlapoint3260]

All I know is the more I know the more I know .I know I don't know ,at least I know enough to know that I don't know ,and I'm still teachable and w ant to know more and more . I wish I could know in my sleep .or is that the only y time I do know .I just don't know.?

[@aurelienyonrac]

too late for this time, next time weelchair moderator? please.

[@Partacoolwave]

Here here!

[@aurelienyonrac]

thank you

[@nelsonclark5645]

Aurélien Carnoy t

[@kobayashimaru8114]

+1 Oliver Platt in a wheelchair moderator

[@100_Dollar_Bill]

I dont like the wheelxhair guy. He wastes too nuch time trying to be funny or with useless music.

[@leonardniiboyemettle1170]

Organism is the amalgamation of different elements into a unit item of existence having a useful purpose or function.

[@melvinmayfield470]

Marvelous! Thank You!

[@MarceloDiCocco]

Somehow, seems to me that the moderator managed to monopolize an interesting topic, when surrounded by experts on it...

[@100_Dollar_Bill]

^

[@amug5456]

Host is a total spoiler

[@gregry111]

What I want to know is how to synthesize Cannabis.

[@syedalishanzaidi1]

I had watched this program a while ago, and forgot that I had done so. But after 5 minutes of listening to the moderator here again, I thought I would leave an ascerbic comment. But then I saw I had already done this the first time I had watched this program. All I can say is that it has been hard for me to stay within the bounds of politeness when registering my sheer frustration with this man. REQUEST: Can the 4 experts being interviewed here come back and deal with this topic without the moderator, and have a chat among themselves on this fascinating topic Please?

[@QuantumPsychonautics]

@45:33 This is going to unleash a MASSIVE new industry and change many facets of everyday life in the future!

[@jimbones1916]

Wheelchair guy was out on appointment to get his rims cleaned.