Andrew Hessel - The Internet of Living Things

Andrew Hessel reasons that Synthetic Biology will be the next big IT industry. In his remarkable talk Andrew talks about the parallels between IT and biology. Andrew lectures Synthetic Biology at the

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[Grognax]

This one is a must see.

[armitagecake]

fantastic talk

[TheGuestlistClub]

think the joke at 30:03 isn't too bad

[Rc1290Dreadnought]

Very Creepy joke at 30:03 haha. Oh well, its always just a matter of time until someone tries to figure out how to make an efficient virus. Hopefully there are more people trying to figure out how to detect and disable a virus that is too effective on humans.

[rewtnode]

Very fascinating and very very scary. And so naiv. Yeah open source and open technology is a little bit of an antidote to prevent this to turn into Frankensteins dream and humankind's last night mare. Without overcoming the for profit system there is no way to keep this from ultimately doing more destruction than anyone can imagine . I am very afraid of the 'unintended consequences'. The guy is deliberately immature, making a show of having no respect for anything. I don't trust him: no ethics.

[RalfLippold]

... a cytometer to make DNA visible from #Goerlitz #Partec - innovation on the edge @jhagel

[LucienZakhaev]

Excellent video

[miquael]

this is one of the most influential and inspiring videos i have seen in years ...

[auroradanai]

And then he completely blows off the entire issue of food & genetic engineering!!! Did anyone ask all the farmers who commit suicide if they thought it was a good idea to buy seeds that grew plants that don't grow more seeds, rendering them helpless to be sued by Monsanto who then steals their farm and they slaughter themselves, their families have no patriarch, because of their own shame of not being able to make these freak crops grow, which were never meant to grow in the sense that we know

[auroradanai]

He acts as though programming dna technologically is somehow more advanced than programming it with consciousness. The earth was not in mortal peril before so called technological advancements. Sure, it sounds neat. So did plastic.

[auroradanai]

He acts as though programming dna technologically is somehow more advanced than programming it with consciousness. The earth was not in mortal peril before so called technological advancements. Sure, it sounds neat. So did plastic. And then he completely blows off the entire issue of food & genetic engineering!!!

[auroradanai]

hmmm this Andrew Hassell guy seems to have a total disregard for how biological life has developed. If cats were meant to glow in the dark, maybe they wouldn't need our help. Who is to say these genes aren't gong to compromise the integrity of the living things?