Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna has highlighted the current limitations and future potential of artificial intelligence in medicine, explaining why AI has not yet cured major diseases. While AI models have revolutionized biology by predicting protein structures, translating these digital discoveries into physical treatments remains a complex challenge. Doudna points out that the primary bottlenecks include developing effective delivery vehicles to safely transport gene-editing tools like CRISPR into targeted human cells, alongside navigating rigorous clinical trials and regulatory pathways.
- Artificial intelligence has accelerated biological research, particularly through advanced tools that predict protein structures.
- Translating computational discoveries into actual cures requires overcoming physical delivery challenges within the human body.
- CRISPR gene-editing technology requires precise delivery mechanisms, such as engineered nanoparticles, to reach target organs safely.
- The timeline for clinical trials and regulatory approvals remains a significant bottleneck, ensuring patient safety before new treatments are deployed.
- Despite current limitations, the convergence of AI and gene editing is expected to significantly advance personalized medicine in the future.
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Emily used to be so cute and adorable in my eyes. Not so much nowadays.😔😔😔
Im no foaming mouth anitvaxer, but I was disappointed to not hear any questions on the chaos of the covid vaccine rollout and media blackout on any pushback, reasonable or no. The Govt and the media were pushing politically biased medical info misinformation. How did that happen?
This is so incredibly slow to get going. Needs a heavy edit to reflect the actual title.
why are they wearing masks lol
The math is: Jennifer Doudna = Genius
Google this: CRISPR was discovered and coined by Dr. Francisco Mojica at the university of Alicante in Spain. First paper published in 2004. Dr. Dubna’s publication was in 2012 at Berkeley. The patent for CRISPR went to Dr. Feng Zhang Broad Institute at MIT, but he didn’t get the Nobel. How can you can get the Patent and not the Nobel prize ? Explain that to us?!
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I read Walter Isaacson's book Codebreakers on her and Charpentier. Amazing read.
Last half is pure TDS
I prefer healthy living and less inbreeding than "rewriting dna"
Wow
Thank you! I'd like to thank everyone involved in getting us these Emily Chang productions. The content is always interesting, and the production quality is the best, making it great to consume.
Activist/lecturer…
Cures don't make money😂
'Corporate Puffery' needs to be a federal crime!
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I have terminal cancer…
a terminal.. a quantum computer.. and a world stuck in a stale ahoy there m8-Es o/
There are not enough genetic data its why CRISPR is just a dream for the moment and maybe forever
I believe she sits on the board of isomorphic labs. We count on you to push the human race forward !!
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Blessed Congratulations 🎶🎵🎶🍒🐦
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Emily chang is one of the best interviewers i ve ever heard
People like Dr. Doudna makes real contributions in the world, such a gem!
What she didn't explain …. was why that title was used.
20:05 A better and safer option is just the invest in public education. It’s proven the more money you give to a school the better student outcomes.
Intelligence can and always has been cultivated. It’s just that people don’t want to pay to do the boring reliable solution.
Great work on the animation! Loved seeing how complex ideas can be simplified – as a molecular biologist myself, I can take notes on lay communication
Messing with genes is gonna be crazy!!! But if we get to that point. People will be living forever
youre getting funding cuts because super intelligence and quantum tech is way more important and will lead to actual rapid progress in this field (and every other field too). whereas if we just continuously fund these labs as they are, progress will take decades. Trump is smarter than you think.
Hasn't cured anything? AlphaFold was a huge breakthrough
What movie was playing in the beginning?
While I recognize this woman is exceptional and has contributed a lot to biotech, I must point out she’s flat out wrong about vaccines, let alone wrong for implying the vaccine schedule is based on science. Research what is in vaccines – do babies minutes into being in the world need heavy metals injected into them? Why do the Amish have the lowest documented levels of autism out of any group? Ah that’s right they don’t inject themselves with vaccines. Why has the autism rates skyrocketed once vaccine administration has become common? So again, one can recognize the brilliance of this woman while also acknowledging her being wrong and talking down to RFK who he himself was injured from a vaccine.
Lots of TDS towards the end of this, particularly from the interviewer. No mention of massive investments for this technology coming from wall street. Cathie Wood of ARKK (for one example) has been supporting and pouring funding into CRISPR for years.
Jeniffer Doudna has very stunning eyes
Excellent! Well done!
But does she know how many genders there are.
Sounds like a racket not the tennis kind 🤔😐
Pleasant interview. It's always a delight listening to Emily.
Great technical experts will never enter the political arena, which is more like a snake pit. When you are dealing with facts and science, you tend to be calm and rational. In politics, you have to be the opposite to win. Hide the truth, spin the narratives, cater to the oligarchs, etc. For a STEM expert, this is repulsive and dishonest. So a democracy can never attract people of honesty and integrity. Of course, you get a few Fauci's that use their sacred calling to deceive the public. But without the sleeze bags in Congress who back anyone dear to Big Pharma, someone like Fauci would have long ago been thrown out. This means that democracies will do poorly in an age of STEM where facts and honesty reign. It's why China's meritocratic, technology-centric form of government works so well for both the people and the capitalists.
I used to work at Berkeley Lab and live in Berkeley. Brilliant people!
"Chatbots" well, that's even overstating it!
LLMs have been a net negative for humanity. To think that will change is pure fantasy.
Seems like the only person in Silicon Valley that’s not full of s***. I genuinely enjoyed listening to her, very intelligent, realistic, and matter of fact. Gives hope and explains awesome stuff going on in science but doesn’t over hype and even suggests some stuff is over hyped.