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“Dr. Church and colleagues demonstrated in a second 2022 publication that CRISPR germline editing could be used to eliminate African Swine Fever virus in pigs. In this clip, Dr. George Church discusses these findings and what they could mean for the future of public health.”

“Disruption of a person’s chronotypic schedule can influence mood, productivity, and disease risk because it may interfere with the duration of their REM sleep, which is essential for emotional well-being.”

“Bone mineral content is the primary contributor to bone stiffness and rigidity, while collagen fibers provide the shape of the tissue by acting as a scaffold for cells and additional macromolecules. The importance of properly formed collagen for bone integrity and health is illustrated in specific collagen-related genetic disorders.”

“Assessing and quantifying the exposome — all of the non-genetic tangible exposures we experience during a lifetime, including those from the air, physical surroundings, microbes, and chemicals — is challenging.”

“What might this connection mean for our ability to build synthetic biological systems as we do currently with digital systems? With gene editing and writing, scientists are able to change a cell's genetic code to produce abilities beyond what our current biology allows.”

“The idea of a smart phone that is able to replicate itself sounds like science fiction in our current age, but technologies like this could be on the horizon with advanced genetic technologies.”

“1 00:21:42 - Asians were more commonly found to have a genetic predisposition that confers resistance against a strain of SARS-CoV-2 that is common in Europe and North America. 1 00:22:28 - FoundMyFitness genetic report.”

“The immune system has strategies for filtering these autoimmune cells out of circulation; however, this filter can malfunction due to age, genetic predisposition, disruption of the gut barrier and gut microbiota, or other environmental exposures.”

“These differences arise from species' physiological, anatomical, metabolic, life span, and genetic diversity. Among the more straightforward is that larger animals, such as humans, generally require smaller drug doses than a strict weight basis would predict due to differences in body surface area.”

“To some extent, soreness is genetically-influenced. Although some research suggests that women experience less soreness than men after lifting, whether this is estrogen-related or because women tend to lift lighter loads than men is unknown.”