{"id":234971,"date":"2026-04-10T23:02:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T04:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/we-are-already-gene-editing-humans"},"modified":"2026-04-10T23:02:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T04:02:33","slug":"we-are-already-gene-editing-humans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/we-are-already-gene-editing-humans","title":{"rendered":"We are already gene editing humans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uyuAEncwk98?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You just haven\u2019t noticed.<\/p>\n<p>George Church, Harvard geneticist and Human Genome Project pioneer, explains why CRISPR wasn\u2019t the real breakthrough, how multiplex gene editing unlocked organ transplants and de-extinction, and why aging will likely require rewriting many genes at once.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by Mgoes \u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/m_goes_distance\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/m_goes_distance<\/a><br \/> Brought to you by SuperHuman Fund \u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/superhuman.fund\/\">https:\/\/superhuman.fund\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>0:00 \u2014 Gene Editing Mammals \u2192 Humans<br \/> 8:36 \u2014 Germline vs Somatic<br \/> 14:56 \u2014 Modified Humans Are Already Here<br \/> 18:50 \u2014 Enhancing Healthy Humans<br \/> 25:00 \u2014 Aging Therapies vs Cognitive Enhancement<br \/> 30:20 \u2014 Embryo Selection<br \/> 38:10 \u2014 Is US Losing To UAE?<br \/> 42:33 \u2014 Biotech Failures<br \/> 49:31 \u2014 Next Dire Wolf Moment<br \/> 54:21 \u2014 AI x Science<br \/> 1:02:07 \u2014 Synthetizing Entire Genomes.<\/p>\n<p>The Accelerate Bio Podcast explores the future of humanity in the age of Artificial Intelligence. Subscribe for deep-dive conversations with founders, scientists, and investors shaping AI, biotechnology, and human progress.<\/p>\n<p>This episode discusses George Church, gene editing, CRISPR, human enhancement, longevity, aging, embryo selection, synthetic biology, multiplex editing, AI biotech.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/we-are-already-gene-editing-humans\">Continue reading \u201cWe are already gene editing humans\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You just haven\u2019t noticed. George Church, Harvard geneticist and Human Genome Project pioneer, explains why CRISPR wasn\u2019t the real breakthrough, how multiplex gene editing unlocked organ transplants and de-extinction, and why aging will likely require rewriting many genes at once. Hosted by Mgoes \u2192 https:\/\/twitter.com\/m_goes_distance Brought to you by SuperHuman Fund \u2192 https:\/\/superhuman.fund\/ 0:00 \u2014 [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":662,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1902,11,12,412,269,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-234971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bioengineering","category-biotech-medical","category-existential-risks","category-genetics","category-life-extension","category-robotics-ai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/662"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234971\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}