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Letting the tundra melt is the equivalent to burning all of the forests in all of the world and their roots two and a half times over.

~George M. Church

Topics: Burning Equivalent Forests Half Letting Melt Over Roots Times Two World

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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

Topics: Able Altered Ancestors Any Day Eat Environment Foods Genetic Handle Hours Need Our Sit Twelve

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If we go into space, we need enhancements that handle radiation and osteoporosis... or else we're dead. So what seems like an enhancement in one generation becomes life and death in another generation.

~George M. Church

Topics: Another Becomes Dead Death Else Enhancement Generation Go Handle Life Life And Death Like Need Osteoporosis Radiation Seems Space

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I would argue that we're not limited by actual DNA. You can re-create the ancient DNA by looking at the genomes of existing animals.

~George M. Church

Topics: Actual Ancient Animals Argue Existing Limited Looking Would You Dna

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Reversal is something that has been demonstrated in a number of different animals in a number of different ways. I think that's going to translate into larger animals and humans. We won't know until we try. But we are trying 65 different genes in different combinations to see if we can reproduce the aging reversal that we've seen in small animals.

~George M. Church

Topics: Aging Animals Been Combinations Different Different Ways Genes Going Humans Know Larger Number Reproduce See Seen Small Something Think Translate Try Trying Until Ways I Think

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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

Topics: Age Almost Almost All Back Cell Cells Could Developmental Skin Take Turn

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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

Topics: About Curing Forever Gives Great Immortality Impression Think Which You

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I'm a champion for personal differences. I have no sympathy for drug companies that can't figure out how to make personalized medicine. We could generalize that to 'All society should be much more personalized.'

~George M. Church

Topics: Champion Companies Could Differences Figure Generalize How Make Medicine More Much Out Personal Personalized Should Society Sympathy

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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

Topics: Anytime Around Discrimination Keeping Means Secret See Society Somebody Something Them Worse Wrong You

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There are a few genetic traits that make people feel sorry for you, and there are some, like narcolepsy, at which people take personal offense unless you tell them in advance.

~George M. Church

Topics: Advance Feel Few Genetic Like Make Offense People Personal Some Sorry Take Tell Them Traits Unless Which You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: August 28th, 1954

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