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Robert Evans

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Behind the Bastards
Part Two: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift

You'll get older. It's just like, you'll be this problem with your heart. We might be able to fix with gene editing. And obviously like, is it possible given enough time that we will be able to extend human life enough that we keep extending it? It's not impossible. I'm not saying, I don't think it's necessarily likely because there's a lot of shit you'd have to figure out.

Behind the Bastards
Part Two: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift

You'll get older. It's just like, you'll be this problem with your heart. We might be able to fix with gene editing. And obviously like, is it possible given enough time that we will be able to extend human life enough that we keep extending it? It's not impossible. I'm not saying, I don't think it's necessarily likely because there's a lot of shit you'd have to figure out.

Behind the Bastards
Part Two: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift

And I just don't know if we're going to get there given all of the other things human civilization is going to have to deal with. But it's not impossible. It's just the way he talks about this is so blasΓ© and he glosses over so much that it's not like serious scientific talk. And some of the evidence for this is that like when he gets pressed on like, well, how do you know?

Behind the Bastards
Part Two: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift

And I just don't know if we're going to get there given all of the other things human civilization is going to have to deal with. But it's not impossible. It's just the way he talks about this is so blasΓ© and he glosses over so much that it's not like serious scientific talk. And some of the evidence for this is that like when he gets pressed on like, well, how do you know?

Behind the Bastards
Part Two: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift

And I just don't know if we're going to get there given all of the other things human civilization is going to have to deal with. But it's not impossible. It's just the way he talks about this is so blasΓ© and he glosses over so much that it's not like serious scientific talk. And some of the evidence for this is that like when he gets pressed on like, well, how do you know?

Behind the Bastards
Part Two: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift

Where are we actually making animals younger? The only real evidence that he's able to cite is an ongoing clinical trial to see if gene therapy can extend the lifespan of dogs. And maybe that will be possible, but any resultant therapy is going to be – number one – not proven yet.

Behind the Bastards
Part Two: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift

Where are we actually making animals younger? The only real evidence that he's able to cite is an ongoing clinical trial to see if gene therapy can extend the lifespan of dogs. And maybe that will be possible, but any resultant therapy is going to be – number one – not proven yet.

Behind the Bastards
Part Two: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift

Where are we actually making animals younger? The only real evidence that he's able to cite is an ongoing clinical trial to see if gene therapy can extend the lifespan of dogs. And maybe that will be possible, but any resultant therapy is going to be – number one – not proven yet.

Behind the Bastards
Part Two: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift

And number two, any resultant therapy that might come out of this doesn't, we don't know that it would work on people, because dogs aren't people, right? Yeah. There's some noticeable differences. Not in a genetic sense, Sophie. In an ethical sense, sure. But not in a genetic sense. We're differently constructed.

Behind the Bastards
Part Two: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift

And number two, any resultant therapy that might come out of this doesn't, we don't know that it would work on people, because dogs aren't people, right? Yeah. There's some noticeable differences. Not in a genetic sense, Sophie. In an ethical sense, sure. But not in a genetic sense. We're differently constructed.

Behind the Bastards
Part Two: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift

And number two, any resultant therapy that might come out of this doesn't, we don't know that it would work on people, because dogs aren't people, right? Yeah. There's some noticeable differences. Not in a genetic sense, Sophie. In an ethical sense, sure. But not in a genetic sense. We're differently constructed.

Behind the Bastards
Part Two: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift

Right. That's part of it. Right.

Behind the Bastards
Part Two: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift

Right. That's part of it. Right.

Behind the Bastards
Part Two: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift

Right. That's part of it. Right.

Behind the Bastards
Part Two: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift

Yeah. And, you know, for the record, if we ever find a way to make dogs live like 60 years, I'm on board. Ditto cats. You know, I don't have an issue with like keeping our pets alive with us. I'd welcome their presence the entire time. I'd welcome their presence.

Behind the Bastards
Part Two: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift

Yeah. And, you know, for the record, if we ever find a way to make dogs live like 60 years, I'm on board. Ditto cats. You know, I don't have an issue with like keeping our pets alive with us. I'd welcome their presence the entire time. I'd welcome their presence.

Behind the Bastards
Part Two: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift

Yeah. And, you know, for the record, if we ever find a way to make dogs live like 60 years, I'm on board. Ditto cats. You know, I don't have an issue with like keeping our pets alive with us. I'd welcome their presence the entire time. I'd welcome their presence.

Behind the Bastards
Part Two: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift

There's no evidence that this thing he's talking about is going to work really on dogs. And even if it can extend the lifespan, it's also – it's not the same as reversing age necessarily. But also, even if – and again, these are all many – these ifs are increasingly fractional long shots.

Behind the Bastards
Part Two: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift

There's no evidence that this thing he's talking about is going to work really on dogs. And even if it can extend the lifespan, it's also – it's not the same as reversing age necessarily. But also, even if – and again, these are all many – these ifs are increasingly fractional long shots.

Behind the Bastards
Part Two: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift

There's no evidence that this thing he's talking about is going to work really on dogs. And even if it can extend the lifespan, it's also – it's not the same as reversing age necessarily. But also, even if – and again, these are all many – these ifs are increasingly fractional long shots.