Can $10M Beat Cancer? Probably, yes.A cancer medicine made just for you or someone you love — by MidjourneyAug 17, 20241Aug 17, 20241
The Age of Programming LifeThis essay is loosely based on a Long Now Foundation Ignite talk of the same name delivered in SF on May 29, 02024.Jun 2, 20243Jun 2, 20243
Bringing Synthetic Biology to the Masses: Moving from the Cray-1 to the PC EraWe’re in the third decade of synbio and it’s still hard to program cells.Jun 1, 2024Jun 1, 2024
I minted a synthetic organism as an NFT. This could change biotech as we know it.Plaque assay showing synthetic PhiX174 phage infecting E. coli cells on a petri plate. Image: Paul JaschkeMay 28, 202412May 28, 202412
Published inThe Quantastic JournalCan fighting cancer be made into a game?Genome sequencing, artificial intelligence, and synthetic biology are all booming, so why are we still fighting cancer with Big Pharma’s…Mar 13, 20245Mar 13, 20245
I plan to be cloned. Would you like to join me?Recently, interest in longevity and extending “healthspan” has exploded. Tens of billions of dollars have been invested by some of the…Mar 12, 20241Mar 12, 20241
Will our clones still be hot for each other?A few weeks after I met my wife, I experienced an emotion I’d never felt before: I wanted to make her pregnant.Oct 18, 20231Oct 18, 20231