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DNA Printing Company Wants to "Democratize Creation," Create Custom Animals

DNA Printing Company Wants to “Democratize Creation,” Create Custom Animals

Would You Create a Custom Creature or Pet for a Reasonable Price? Kristan T. Harris | American Intelligence Report Austen Heinz, CEO of Cambrian Genomics, claims he has made it possible for anybody to modify or create new synthetic life forms with a DNA Laser printer. His 11-person crew has raised $10 million, from more than 120 investors, including Peter Thiel’s venture firm Founder’s Fund.…

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DNA Printing Is Here; What New Lifeform Would You Create?

Cambrian Genomics has figured out how to print DNA in a process that greatly reduces the cost.  They make the first hardware/systems for laser printing DNA.  As company CEO, Austen Heinz puts it “We print life. Life is very simple, it’s just code. Four letters — we print that.”  He invented a 3D laser printer that prints custom DNA sequences.  The idea behind the company is that everything that’s…

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Custom GMO Creatures & Babies? Interview With Austen Heinz of Cambrian Genomics

Custom GMO Creatures & Babies? Interview With Austen Heinz of Cambrian Genomics

With rapid advances in genomics, gene editing, and methods to reproduce life in the lab such as cloning, today creating genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has never been easier.

While there have been of course loads of discussions of GMOs in the past, we are entering a new era of what one might call DIY GMOs, when everyday people outside of a lab (possibly enabled by biotech companies) might…

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