The goal of getting your genome done is not to tell you what you will die from, but it's how to learn how to take action to prevent disease. George M. Church actiondiedisease Change image and share on social
If we could take one of my skin cells and turn it into an embryo-like cell and turn it back into a skin cell, it has reset almost all of the developmental indications of age. George M. Church agebackcell Change image and share on social
Preventing ongoing extinction of elephants, rhinoceroses, and other threatened species is critically important. By all means, we must set priorities for allocating finite conservation resources. George M. Church allocateconservationcritically Change image and share on social
I always loved computers - it's something inside you. George M. Church computerinsidelove Change image and share on social
Neanderthals might think differently than we do. They could even be more intelligent than us. When the time comes to deal with an epidemic or getting off the planet, it's conceivable that their way of thinking could be beneficial. George M. Church beneficialconceivabledeal share on social
A scenario is, everyone takes gene therapy - not just curing rare diseases like cystic fibrosis, but diseases that everyone has, like aging. George M. Church agingcurecystic Change image and share on social
Anytime you see somebody keeping a secret, that's symptomatic that something's wrong with the society around them. That means there's discrimination or worse. George M. Church anytimebadlydiscrimination Change image and share on social
Most groups patent ways of using genetic discoveries as part of non-obvious diagnostic and therapeutic protocols and slightly or greatly altered genes. George M. Church alterdiagnosticdiscovery Change image and share on social
Every cell in our body, whether it's a bacterial cell or a human cell, has a genome. You can extract that genome - it's kind of like a linear tape - and you can read it by a variety of methods. Similarly, like a string of letters that you can read, you can also change it. You can write, you can edit it, and then you can put it back in the cell. George M. Church backbacterialbody share on social