I like to keep the median age in my lab low because they will indulge me in my dreams. They don't yet think things are impossible. George M. Church agedreamimpossible Change image and share on social
I don't think it is about stalling or curing: it's about reversing. Curing gives you the impression of immortality. Stalling gives you the impression that you'll be 85 forever, which is not great. George M. Church cureforevergreat Change image and share on social
Our ancestors didn't need any genetic enhancements to be able to sit for twelve hours a day and eat fatty, sugary foods, but we need enhancements that handle that altered environment. George M. Church alterancestorday Change image and share on social
My laboratory and my obsession is about safety and building/engineering safety. It's not just a matter of saying we want the world to be safer; we have to create technology. George M. Church buildcreateengineer Change image and share on social
You can make pigs that are essentially much closer to being universal donors. If it works, their organs will be going into people like you and me. George M. Church closedonoressentially Change image and share on social
How do you get things out of your head, out of your lab, and into the world? If you're not part of the economic community, there's a chance... you'll fall behind. George M. Church chancecommunityeconomic Change image and share on social
Trees are essentially growing chairs. There are lots of primates that sit and sleep in them. George M. Church chairessentiallygrow Change image and share on social
We have the ability to completely change our environment to go... to take on... to inherit, in a certain sense, things far beyond our DNA, and that's inheritable. And we can see evolution in action as our ideas evolve and undergo a kind of Darwinian selection not at the DNA level. And we can go off into space. George M. Church abilityactionchange share on social
Making new petroleum should be as simple and straightforward as brewing beer. George M. Church beerbrewmake Change image and share on social
We know that there is a connection between our feelings and our brain. George M. Church brainconnectionfeeling Change image and share on social