Genetic Engineering
topic on 2 shows · 5 statements across 4 episodes
the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 
the a16z Podcast
5 statements about Genetic Engineering, every show
Nielsen: Existing commercial biotech products rely on primitive genetic engineering
“Well, I hope it's not too controversial to say that while those products are amazing, they've all been made using relatively primitive genetic engineering.”
Nielsen: Genetic engineering will transition to designing proteins directly
“While right now we mainly do genetic engineering by repurposing things from nature, eventually we may be able to design these genetically encoded molecules like proteins directly.”
Conde: CRISPR and Asimov are turning genetic engineering into true design
“And now I think with the advent of things like CRISPR and things that companies like Asimov are doing where they're actually making DNA a design medium. I think it's, we're actually starting to make genetic engineering be an engineer discipline, but I think th…”
Schacht: The science of learning is in its infancy like genetic engineering
“When you think of yourself as a learning company, learning is a field that's in its infancy right now. And it's deceptive because it's an old industry. So it feels like, well, we figured all this out and, you know, that's just like, I don't know, some efficien…”
Conde: CRISPR and new tools make genetic engineering a true discipline
“And now I think with the advent of things like CRISPR and things that companies like Asimov are doing where they're actually making DNA a design medium. I think it's, we're actually starting to make genetic engineering be an engineer discipline.”