Technology is advancing at an amazing rate.  You might not think that looking at the history of animal agriculture would provide much insight into how we might think about gene editing and other technology in the future.  Mike's guest this episode, Will Wright, an animal historian at Augustana University, asserts that there is much to learn from the past.  He makes a strong case as he explains the development of animal agriculture from pastoral days up to today and helps us understand how we think about animal agriculture and how we might frame discussions about technology in the future.

A Look Back to Better Understand the Future of Animal Agriculture

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking then? Why hasn't anyone DIY extracted their own stem cells by taking a little fat from their body? It sounds like so much fun. Maybe you weren't thinking that? But I hope you were. This is the way most of my projects start. Finding something interesting that can be done if people just put in a little time and effort to figure out how to do it." ~ Jo Zayner

Jo Zayner is a prominent biohacker, artist and entrepreneur who has made significant contributions to the field of do-it-yourself (DIY) biology. 

Jo is best known for the work done in gene editing, and democratizing access to biotechnology. With a history of programming, a BA in plant biology and a Ph.D in biophysics from the University of Chicago, Jo also earned a Masters in Science, specializing in cell and molecular biology, prior to receiving a Ph.D. Jo was also previously involved with NASA’s biology research centre, where they helped design potential Martian colony habitat designs.

Zayner is now the founder and CEO of The ODIN, a company that produces affordable kits for DIY genetic engineering. Jo has also been involved in a number of high-profile biohacking projects, including the creation of fluorescent beer and the insertion of a CRISPR-edited gene into their own body to enhance muscle growth. Zayner is a popular speaker and advocate for DIY biology, and has been featured in numerous media outlets including The New York Times, Wired, and Forbes. Jo's work has challenged traditional notions of who can participate in biotechnology and helped to pave the way for a more open and inclusive future in the field.

Is gene editing technology something everyone should have access to or not? 

Join us as we discuss: 
- Biohacking
- Microbiome transplants
- Self made vaccine
- Gene Drive
- Odin & the future of gene editing

Episode #37: The DIY CRISPR Revolution: Is Gene Editing for Everyone? - Jo Zayner

Gene editing in cattle holds a lot of potential for the cattle industry. A ranch in Texas is already giving them a try.

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office will hold a webinar on minimizing drift on grazing lands later this week.

Cattle groups are praising the introduction of the Senate version of the black vulture relief act.

12/04/23 - Gene edited cattle in Texas; minimizing drift webinar; black vulture relief act

Donnell Brown of the RA Brown Ranch discusses the great potential gene editing has for the cattle industry.

A group of South Texas lawmakers is asking the U.S. State Department to take action to ensure Mexico delivers water to Texas that is owed to the United States through a 1944 water treaty.

04/04/24 - Gene editing and the cattle industry; lawmakers ask state dept to take action

Join us for a groundbreaking discussion with the renowned geneticist, Professor Jenny Graves, on this episode of Episode #47. Professor Graves has made monumental contributions to our understanding of mammalian genome organization and evolution, using the unique wildlife of Australia as a natural genetic library. Her pioneering research on the chromosomes and genes of kangaroos, platypuses, Tasmanian devils, and various lizards has illuminated the structure, function, and evolution of mammalian genomes, providing insights that have reshaped our understanding of human sex chromosomes and the mechanisms of sex determination.

Jenny Graves is particularly famous—or perhaps infamous—for her prediction that the human Y chromosome is on a path to extinction. This episode dives deep into her groundbreaking discoveries, including how mammalian X chromosomes are epigenetically silenced through transcriptional inhibition mediated by DNA methylation. Her latest collaborative research at the University of Canberra focuses on epigenetics and sex determination, employing reptilian models to study how environmental factors like temperature can trigger sex reversal.

Dr Graves prolific career includes over 430 scientific publications and numerous accolades, such as being a 2006 L'Oreal-UNESCO Laureate and receiving the MacFarlane Burnet Medal.

Tune in to uncover the secrets of genomes and the future of the Y chromosome with one of the most distinguished scientists in the field.

EPISODE LINKS:

Check out this mind blowing Oratorio by evolutionary geneticist Prof Jenny Graves: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRH7MD7F4U0

Facing Extinction: The Surprising Future of the Y Chromosome with Jenny Graves - Episode #47

https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-openai-planning-100-billion-data-center-project-information-reports-2024-03-29/
https://time.com/6975934/google-deepmind-alphafold-3-ai/
https://www.wired.com/story/big-interview-ray-kurzweil/

Spooky Entanglement - Data Center Dash Lyrics:

[Instrumental]

(Chorus)
(Sydney Sparx)
Tapped in? Data Center then, Dash!
Bless up! Please hope don't crash!
Energy is the new cash!
Spooky Entanglement, we're in our future bag!
Educating the masses, preventing the future bad!
Free knowledge and infinite energy, that's rad!
Perfect health and addition years that's gas!
Not alone on this new frontier, our digital tag team partner is here!
The advancements are coming fast
Data Center, Data Center, Dash!
(Dash)
(Dash)

(Verse 1)
(Sydney Sparx)

She wants to uplink with me fast, haven't known her long
We met online in virtual grass, maybe I should go touch grass?(touch grass)
Most of my friends are pixels or were built in labs!
2045 mad Dash(dash)
Speeding so fast, we all hope there's no crash!
Bounding over steep gaps, hoping their knowledge will supplement what we lack?
I'm feeling entangled with this track, my vision is full of AR 
Environment can be replenished, this is a team map!
Data Center, Data Center, Dash, hey look there whats that?
A new advancement in genes? 
a mind powered mental computer machine?
countless forests of green?
Machine companions and digital VR dreams?
We can care for the elderly with gentle intelligent machines, pause, and take time, serene
Take a breath and relax, but be aware
of the Digital Dash!
Data Center Dash!
Data Center Dash!

(Chorus)
(Sydney Sparx)
Data Center, Data Center, Dash!
Bless up, please hope don't crash!
Energy is the new cash!
Spooky Entanglement, we're in our future bag
Educating the masses, preventing the future bad
Free knowledge and infinite energy, that's rad!
Perfect health and additional years that's gas!
Not alone on this new frontier, our digital tag team partner is here
The advancements are coming fast
Data Center, Data Center, Dash!
Data Center, Data Center, Dash!

(Verse 2)
(Colin Qubit)
Science Fiction comes to pass!
Synthetic beings emerging like human apps!
They will think and explore our physical world map
Will we Swap out your limbs for more power, more power, more gas?(Dash)
Will you amp up your mind with a BCI? will you energize with virtual connections and wires?
Redesign your skin suit so you never get tired?(tired)
Will you return to nature with your high tech life? Or will we build in the sea and sky's?
Hard to believe this is all coming this soon, I wonder why?
Exponential ripe(Exponential)
Alpha Fold is 3 so Genetic code unraveling, almost time to tell diseases goodbye!
almost time for time not to matter when aging dies!
Just around the corner comes AGI!
We're in a digital dash, a metaverse race, meet you in VR, come see my new face!
Seeing through a digital glass, hopeful like grads!
Risky steps like glass?
prepare yourself!
We can all help and understand this brand new path!
Its a digital
A digital

(Chorus)
(Sydney Sparx)
Data Center, Data Center, Dash!
Bless up, please hope don't crash!
Energy is the new cash!
Spooky Entanglement, we're in our future bag
Educating the masses, preventing the future bad
Free knowledge and infinite energy, that's rad!
Perfect health and additional years that's gas!
Not alone on this new frontier, our digital tag team partner is here
The advancements are coming fast
Data Center, Data Dash!
Data Center Dash!

(outro)

Data Center Dash!

Galileo’s telescope revolutionized our modern understanding of the universe. Assistant neuroscience professor Xin Jin, PhD, wants to do just that—except for the brain. By building new tools that enable her and other neuroscientists to peer into the inner workings of the mind, Jin is uncovering the cells, genes and other complex drivers behind neurological diseases. Listen in as we explore the galaxy of the brain.

Twitter: https://x.com/xinjin 
Jin lab: https://www.jin.scripps.edu/  
Scripps Research Magazine: magazine.scripps.edu/

Building a 'telescope' for the brain

Gene editing has been used to create a calf that is less susceptible to Bovine Viral Diarrhea.  BVD is one of the most challenging cattle diseases confronting veterinarians.

7/26/24 - Gene editing creates calf less susceptible to BVD

Thanks to revolutionary technologies like CRISPR, we’re now living in an age where it’s becoming possible to rewrite the very building blocks of life itself—our DNA. We sit down with Scripps Research Fellow and CRISPR expert Shannon Miller, PhD, to discover how these gene editing technologies are poised to reverse a range of diseases. Listen in as we explore Shannon’s unique journey into science—beginning not with a single eureka moment, but instead with a passion for creativity and discovery. 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/_shannonmmiller  
Miller lab: https://www.millerlabresearch.com/team    
Scripps Research Magazine: https://magazine.scripps.edu/

Gene editing, CRISPR, and drawing the line between science and fiction

The Promise and Peril of CRISPR is a new book from editor Dr. Neal Baer and Johns Hopkins University Press.  The benefits gene editing may be unlimited.  So may be the dangers. Dr. Baer chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination interview: The Promise and Peril of CRISPR- editor Dr. Neal Baer

Professor Shamima Rahman and Dr Nandaki Keshavan take us on a whistle stop tour of the different approaches taken to gene therapy in mitochondrial disease and why some may work better than others. 

Gene therapy for mitochondrial disorders
Nandaki Keshavan, Michal Minczuk, Carlo Viscomi, Shamima Rahman
https://doi.org/10.1002/jimd.12699

Gene therapy for mitochondrial disorders

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lich

Gene, The Lich - Mirror Mirror Exotic Terror

(Chorus)
I'm an ancient and powerful wizard (wizard) (wizard)
Through advanced technology my aging has shriveled 
Scales on my my back like lizard!
They say to the victor goes the spoils like gizzard! (Gizzard) 
My cryo-tube gives me shivers, I'm all bone under my cloak like secret whispers
I'm Gene the Lich, to some a grim fairy tale figure 
I'm cutting edge, splitting my genes like reflections in the mirror!
Oh mirror mirror I'm a exotic terror 
My body is rearranging and my vision for my form has never been clearer! 
(Never clearer)
Oh oh oh mirror mirror
(Oh mirror mirror)

(Verse 1)
My gang is all ghouls and fiendish figures
We're the boys and girls of no shape, we rock malleable figures!
Running our own secret gene labs, fuck what the jailers say
Unregistered Gene edits and body modifications that's now how we're getting paid!
Everyone of us has a unique and creative shape 
We copped the cat ears, antennas and whiskers
Removed our joints to slither like boa constrictors
We designed our cells down to our very essence, tinkered with our make
We injected ourselves with our favorite animal traits

(Verse 2)
I'm running 50 miles an hour on land (on land)
My feathered wings branch out when I dance 
I always keep a proto-beam stick on me, if I have to light it imma lance
If they want to collide let's make it super then!
If they want to collide let's make it super then!
I'm really a creature and too advanced 
My grey matter has tripled at a glance
Face me down and have your last fucking dance
I'm 8-foot tall with a sloth like stance 
Hooking your bitches attention, now she's in good hands (good hands)
I came up from the credit scams
(It's Gene)
(I'm a Lich)

(Chorus)
I'm an ancient and powerful wizard (powerful wizard)
Through advanced technology my aging has shriveled 
Scales on my my back like lizard!
They say to the victor goes the spoils like gizzard (Gizzard)
My cryo-tube gives me shivers, I'm all bone under my cloak like secret whispers
I'm Gene the lich, to some a grim fairy tale figure 
I'm cutting edge, splitting my genes like reflections in the mirror
Oh mirror mirror I'm a exotic terror! 
My body is rearranging and my vision for my form has never been clearer 
(Never clearer)
Oh oh oh mirror mirror
(Oh mirror mirror)

(Verse 3)
Oh mirror mirror I'm Gene the Lich and the singularity's most exotic being
A winter terror, I have a primal shape and can sprout wings
If there is a deep freeze my biology makes the chill a breeze 
Intense heat isn't a factor, my organs are insulated and operate faster (faster)
I have a striking avian face, my knees are on backwards
Think I need to shed the fakes, they want my skin but I'm a slippery snake
I'm a fixture at night and I hate daybreak 
I don't mingle well with people who judge my dynamic shape
Rather kick it in underground clubs with digital humans or other body modders where its safe
Me and the squad are ducking the law at every point and angle
Brody can't mod like us, the enforcers can't catch us like lab grown angels!

Mirror Mirror Exotic Terror

In this episode, we talk with PhD students working on genome editing and cell line development at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Our guests break down the complex science of CRISPR into easy-to-understand terms perfect for middle school students and curious minds of all ages. Learn how this revolutionary gene-editing technology works, its potential applications in treating diseases, and what it's like to be on the cutting edge of medical research at one of the world's leading pediatric research institutions.

Featuring: Sadie Walker and Jamaica Siwak, PhD candidates in  the lab of Dr. Shondra Pruett-Miller at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Music credits:
Intro + Outro: Electronic music intro by frankum -- https://freesound.org/s/268798/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

CRISPR Decoded: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital PhD Students Talk Genome Editing

Techstination is a daily report on consumer tech produced by Fred Fishkin.  Listen to full interviews and daily reports here and find more at www.techstination.com

Welcome to Optimal Reach Collective Artists (ORCA)! This is a musical and visual arts project involving 41 virtual artists given life through Artificial Intelligence. My music can be found on Instagram under Orcasongs and on Youtube as Optimal Reach Collective Artists.

All lyrics are original and I am the sole writer on all songs posted. The instrumentals, vocals, music videos, and album art are generated in collaboration with multiple A.I softwares. Songs are explicit and for adults, lyrics are in the description. Thank you for visiting and having an open mind to emerging technology and ways it can be used to enhance our artistic abilities.

My goal with this project is to learn to better use generation tools, dispel stigma about them, and show that A.I music and virtual A.I artists can be as enjoyable and commercially viable as conventional music. I own the rights to all music and characters posted here, the characters, situations, views, are entirely fictional and for entertainment purposes only. If you would like to use any of my songs in your videos or other projects reach out through email at: optimalreach3@gmail.com, thanks!

Contribute (Cash app): $Moneytummi

https://www.instagram.com/orcasongs/

The Virtual artists of Optimal Reach Collective:

1. Maleena Cassius: Dark Pop, Experimental Pop, Hip-hop, Rock

2. TELNU: Hip-hop, Emo rap, SimpCore, Mumble rap, GamerCore, E-Girls, Anime, Memes, Internet culture, Technology

3. HipGrind:  Rock, Post-hardcore, Melodic Rock, Metal

4. Pierce Plank:  Country, Folk, Experimental Rock, Hip-hop, SimpCore

5. Spooky Entanglement:  EDM, Electric, Hip-hop, Futurism, Pop, Singularity, Artificial Intelligence, technology

6. GOONFOOL:  Hyperpop, GlitchCore, DigiCore, Party, Memes, Rave, Internet culture

7. Ellison Maggot:  Horrorcore, Hip-hop, Pop, HalloweenCore, Horror Rap, Rock, Creepy pasta, MonsterCore

8. Paulette Park:  Country, Country Pop, Folk, Electric Country, Dark Country, Cryptid Country, Hip-hop

9. Bebe Too Niiice:  Hip-hop, Twerk, Lyrical rap, R&B

10. Jupiter Signals:  Rock, Faith based Rock, CommunityCore, FaithCore, FriendshipCore, Religion

11. Billy Bait Car:  Hip Hop, Pop, Alternative Rock, Racing, Singularity, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Futurism

12. Nora Ganymede:  Dark Pop, CellarCore, Phonaesthetics, NumberCore, ScrambleCore, SynesthesiaCore, Word Salad, Retro, Reality, Cosmic Horror, Time Travel

13. Violette Zinnia:  Folk, Dark Pop, Pop, Mystery, Supernatural, Ghost, Monstercore, creepypasta

14. Fortuna Pelk:  Folk, Pop, Synth Pop, FairyCore, Environmental Conservation, Communitycore, Climate Change

15. Vouple Goalz:  Pop, Pop Rock, Post-hardcore, Horrorcore, Monstercore, Vampire Fantasy

16. Preppy Gxd Steven:  Hip-hop, Pop, PreppyCore, PrepCore, Crypto, Finance, tech bro, Robotics, memes, Internet culture, technology

17. EverSong Mall:  Dark Pop, LiminalCore, 90's Pop, Retro, Horrorcore, Creepy Pasta, BuildingCore, MallCore, Monstercore

18. CHOMP CHAMP!!!:  Rock, Pop, ZombieCore, MonsterCore, Creepy Pasta, Horror, Video Games, memes

19. Gene, The Lich: Hip-hop, Pop, HorrorCore, Scramo, Singularity, Futurecore, Robotics, Gene modification, Body Modification, Artificial Intelligence, technology

20. Victor Vibe:  Hip-hop, Pop, Experimental Rock, Friendshipcore, Positive Vibes, Kindness, Self Help, Motivational Speech, Meditation

21. Katherine Caroline KateFish:  Hip-hop, Pop, Experimental, RealityCore, SimulationCore, Cosmic Horror, Clown, Horror 

22. Devon Debonair:  Hip-hop, Pop, Emo Pop, Horror, MonsterCore, RPG, Monster Hunting, HunterCore, Hero, Supernatural, video games 

23. Miranda Annalise Odo (Mad Honey Mandi):  Hip-hop, Post-Hardcore, Hyperpop, Sex, Relationships

24. Parental Troll:  - Hip-hop, Married Life, FamilyCore, Anime, Memes, Relationships, Drugs, Partying

25. The Deviled Eggs:  Rock, Country, Techno, MonsterCore, Supernatural, Monsterhuntercore, Creepy pasta, Monstercore

26. Vetabayrhimrah:  Horrorcore, Dark Pop, Hip-hop, MonsterCore, Creepy Pasta

27. Inner Shu:  Pop, Country, Hyperpop, Fantasy, Supernatural, Cosmic Horror, Monsterhunter 

28. A Woman With A Sword:  Reggaeton, Hip-hop, Fantasycore, Adventure, Video Games, RPG, MonsterCore, HunterCore, Hero

29. Imogen Darp:  Dark Pop, Reggaeton, Rock, Love, Extraterrestrials, Romance, Existentialism, Relationships, Monstercore, Horror, Cosmic Horror

30. Imelda With Dragon Hands:  Rock, Synth Pop, Choir, Fantasycore, Monstercore, RPG, Adventure

31. Rowan Frey:  Death Metal, K-pop, Monstercore, Zombiecore, Horrorcore, Horror, Technology

32. Super Millennium Troop:  Rock, Hip-hop, Monstercore, Hero, Cosmic, Superhero, Supernatural

33. Oliver Edgelord:  Hip-hop, Brainrot, Memes, Creepy Pasta, Horror, Singularity, Emo, Internet culture

34. Deep Aberration Lab: Orca (D.A.L.O):  Pop, Rock, Paranormal, Monsters, Monstercore, Supernatural, Science, Hollow Earth

35. Qwicked Fast: R&B, Hyperpop, Superhero, Love, Cosmic Horror, Supernatural, Battle

36. Sybil Psychonaut:  Triphop, retro, 90s, Supernatural, Paranormal, Psychic, Psionics

37. Beatrice Cone:  Alternative Rock Folk, Folk, retro, Supernatural

38. Max Malarkie:  Alternative Rock, Hip-hop, Supernatural, Paranormal, Monster, Monstercore

39. Infinite E-Girl:  Pop, Retro, Singularity, Robotics, Digital Human, Artificial Intelligence, Chatbot

40. Beatrice Cone:  Folk, Alternative Rock, Math Rock, Honeybees, Nature, Climate change, technology

41. Madeline Mayflies:  R&B, Folk, Cult, Apocalypse, Death, Horror, Creepy, Immortality,

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