CRISPR
5 statements across 4 episodes · 5 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jul 30, 2021 by Chamath Palihapitiya · said 7 times in 6 episodes since 2021 · across every show →
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brought up most by David Friedberg (3), Chamath Palihapitiya (2), Rich Lyons (1), Dr. Nicole Paulk (1)
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2025 1 mention in 1 episode
2023 3 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode
2022 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode
2021 1 mention in 1 episode
Everything said about CRISPR, oldest first
Jul 30, 2021 positive
Palihapitiya: CRISPR enables the 'AWSification' of biology into programming
“We're seeing this platformization, this AWSification of a biological tool chain with things like CRISPR and all of the other modalities that need to stack on top of it so that the next person can view it as a programming problem.”
Jul 30, 2021 bullish
Palihapitiya: Human trial is CRISPR's first major practical validation
“This is an enormously important breakthrough because it validated a lot of what CRISPR was beyond a lot of theoretical innovation that that up until now was basically what it was known for. And a lot of investment had gone into companies that were trying to do…”
Dec 23, 2021 positive
Chamath: 2021 marked major human breakthroughs in in vivo CRISPR gene editing
“My best science breakthrough is that this year we actually were able to inject in vivo, so in the body genetic code for CRISPR, two cases specifically. One was to basically reduce the production of this toxic Liver protein in a bunch of folks, and then the sec…”
Dec 29, 2023 positive
May 24, 2025 positive
Friedberg: Custom in vivo CRISPR base editing was administered to a human patient for the first time
“This is the first time that we've seen this kind of custom CRISPR gene editing for a genetic mutation being applied to a patient in vivo in the blood for a specific target for a specific particular treatment.”