Ellen Jorgensen's guest appearances

Ellen Jorgensen

TED Talks Science and Medicine

TEDTalks Science et médecine

THIRD EYE DROPS

TEDTalks 과학과 의료

TEDTalks Wissenschaft und Medizin

TEDTalks Ciencia y Medicina

TEDTalks Ciência e Medicina

TEDTalks 科学与医疗

Big Tech

Titus Talks

Douglas Rushkoff

Sharon Salzberg

Jason Louv

Gary Lachman

Bruce Lipton

Eben Alexander

Raymond Moody

Cory Allen

Judson Brewer

Peter Thiel

Steven Kotler

Charles Eisenstein

David Krantz

Ben Scott

Noah Lampert

OwlTail

Biotechnology — the use of biological processes for industrial and other purposes, especially through genetic manipulation of micro-organisms — is a field experiencing massive growth worldwide. For many decades, advances in biology have been made in large academic or corporate institutions, with entry to the field restricted by knowledge and financial barriers. Now, through information sharing and new means of accessing lab space and equipment, a whole new community of amateur scientists are entering the molecular biology space. The emergence of this growing do-it-yourself “biohacker” community raises ethical questions of what work should be allowed to proceed.In this episode of Big Tech, co-hosts David Skok and Taylor Owen speak with Ellen Jorgensen, a molecular biologist and Chief Scientific Officer at Aanika Biosciences. She is an advocate for democratizing biotechnology by enabling more individuals to have access to lab space and equipment. Jurisdictions are taking different approaches to biotechnology, with some, such as the European Union and Africa, being more restrictive than others, such as China. What makes the fragmentation of governance surrounding genetic modification different from fragmentation in internet or tech governance is that biotechnology’s raw material is a global interconnected web of life. A biological modification can have unintended, even disastrous, impacts worldwide. For example, says Jorgensen, “What I’m concerned with is things like gene drives, which is a variety of CRISPR gene editing that [is] self-perpetuating.…So, 100 percent of the offspring, where one of the parents has this gene drive, all have the gene drive. So, it can spread through a population, particularly one with a short lifespan, like mosquitoes, within a very short period of time. And here, for the first time, we have the ability to potentially wipe out a species.” As Jorgensen points out, with such high stakes, we have an “inherent motivation to regulate.” Working together on a global set of standards, and setting aside their own ethical or moral understandings to find a solution that works for everyone, will present a challenge for nations.

Biotechnology — the use of biological processes for industrial and other purposes, especially through genetic manipulation of micro-organisms — is a field experiencing massive growth worldwide. For many decades, advances in biology have been made in large academic or corporate institutions, with entry to the field restricted by knowledge and financial barriers. Now, through information sharing and new means of accessing lab space and equipment, a whole new community of amateur scientists are entering the molecular biology space. The emergence of this growing do-it-yourself “biohacker” community raises ethical questions of what work should be allowed to proceed.In this episode of Big Tech, co-hosts David Skok and Taylor Owen speak with Ellen Jorgensen, a molecular biologist and Chief Scientific Officer at Aanika Biosciences. She is an advocate for democratizing biotechnology by enabling more individuals to have access to lab space and equipment. Jurisdictions are taking different approaches to biotechnology, with some, such as the European Union and Africa, being more restrictive than others, such as China. What makes the fragmentation of governance surrounding genetic modification different from fragmentation in internet or tech governance is that biotechnology’s raw material is a global interconnected web of life. A biological modification can have unintended, even disastrous, impacts worldwide. For example, says Jorgensen, “What I’m concerned with is things like gene drives, which is a variety of CRISPR gene editing that [is] self-perpetuating.…So, 100 percent of the offspring, where one of the parents has this gene drive, all have the gene drive. So, it can spread through a population, particularly one with a short lifespan, like mosquitoes, within a very short period of time. And here, for the first time, we have the ability to potentially wipe out a species.” As Jorgensen points out, with such high stakes, we have an “inherent motivation to regulate.” Working together on a global set of standards, and setting aside their own ethical or moral understandings to find a solution that works for everyone, will present a challenge for nations.

Ellen Jorgensen on Biotech’s Potential and the Complexities of Regulation

Today I get to talk to Dr. Ellen Jorgensen, who co-founded the DIYBiology movement, inspired the world through her TED talks, and is now the co-founder of a biotechnology company using microbes as tracking tags.     I had the good fortune to get to chat with Ellen and share my approach to life and we bonded over biotechnology, synthetic biology, and traveling to Alaska.    One of the common themes I hear a lot is how people find their way into biotech through exploring the world rather than a simple path everyone follows.  So listen to Ellen’s story and take in all her great ideas!    I hope you enjoy the conversation!     Cheers,   -Titus     --- About Ellen ---   Ellen on TED: https://www.ted.com/talks/ellen_jorgensen_what_you_need_to_know_about_crispr  Ellen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/feyscientist  Aanika Bioscience on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Aanikabio  Our first conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghlzC0XS1rQ66 --- Let's Chat ---     THE BLOG: https://alexandertitus.com YOUTUBE: https://alexandertitus.com/youtube PODCAST: https://alexandertitus.com/podcast NEWSLETTER: https://alexandertitus.com/newsletter --- The Social Life ---     LINKEDIN: https://linkedin.com/in/alexandertitus INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/1alexandertitus FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/1alexandertitus TWITTER: https://twitter.com/1alexandertitus ------     #biotech #biotechnology #biology #lifescience #lifesciences #science #research #DIYBio #CommunityBiology #STEM #Startups

Today I get to talk to Dr. Ellen Jorgensen, who co-founded the DIYBiology movement, inspired the world through her TED talks, and is now the co-founder of a biotechnology company using microbes as tracking tags.     I had the good fortune to get to chat with Ellen and share my approach to life and we bonded over biotechnology, synthetic biology, and traveling to Alaska.    One of the common themes I hear a lot is how people find their way into biotech through exploring the world rather than a simple path everyone follows.  So listen to Ellen’s story and take in all her great ideas!    I hope you enjoy the conversation!     Cheers,   -Titus     --- About Ellen ---   Ellen on TED: <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/ellen_jorgensen_what_you_need_to_know_about_crispr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ted.com/talks/ellen_jorgensen_what_you_need_to_know_about_crispr</a> Ellen on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/feyscientist" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/feyscientist</a> Aanika Bioscience on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/Aanikabio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/Aanikabio</a> Our first conversation: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghlzC0XS1rQ66" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghlzC0XS1rQ66</a> --- Let's Chat ---     THE BLOG: <a href="https://alexandertitus.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alexandertitus.com</a> YOUTUBE: <a href="https://alexandertitus.com/youtube" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alexandertitus.com/youtube</a> PODCAST: <a href="https://alexandertitus.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alexandertitus.com/podcast</a> NEWSLETTER: <a href="https://alexandertitus.com/newsletter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alexandertitus.com/newsletter</a> --- The Social Life ---     LINKEDIN: <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/alexandertitus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linkedin.com/in/alexandertitus</a> INSTAGRAM: <a href="https://instagram.com/1alexandertitus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/1alexandertitus</a> FACEBOOK: <a href="https://facebook.com/1alexandertitus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/1alexandertitus</a> TWITTER: <a href="https://twitter.com/1alexandertitus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/1alexandertitus</a> ------     #biotech #biotechnology #biology #lifescience #lifesciences #science #research #DIYBio #CommunityBiology #STEM #Startups

Founding DIYBio and growing a biotech business with Ellen Jorgensen

For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron Molecular Biologist, Biohacker and Co-founder of Biotech Without Borders, Dr. Ellen Jogensen enters the mind meld to talk CRISPR, incredible biological breakthroughs and why we're headed for high weirdness. Michael worries about orcs.  For a write-up and more mind melds THIRDEYEDROPS.com Give us a psychic smooch by leaving us a 5 star review on iTunes!

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Mind Meld 119 | Reading the Language of God with Molecular Biologist Dr. Ellen Jorgensen