Part One: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift

Robert walks Langston Kerman through the story of Dr. George Church, a very real scientist who co founded the company making bullshit claims of "de extincting" dire wolves.

(2 Part Series)

Sources:

1. George Church, Colossal W*nker – For Better Science
2. Can Gene Therapy Slow Ageing in Dogs? - Gowing Life
3. Never-ageing Anti-aging to cure COVID-19 – For Better Science
4. The original sins of Leonard Guarente – For Better Science
5. Jeffrey Epstein Hoped to Seed Human Race With His DNA - The New York Times
6. Biologist George Church apologizes for contacts with Jeffreyticl Epstein
7. Genetics Company Wants To Bring Iconic Tasmanian Tiger Back From Extinction - Newsweek
8. Gene editing company hopes to bring dodo ‘back to life’ | Extinct wildlife | The Guardian
9. Jeffrey Epstein-Funded Geneticist Is Building a Dating App That Only a Eugenicist Could Love
10. George Church Explains How DNA Will Be Construction Material of the Future - DER SPIEGEL
11. Geneticist George Church gets funding for lab-grown woolly mammoths
12. Wooly Mammoth De-extinction Scientist Reveals Plan To Create 'Arctic Elephant' - Newsweek
13. Bringing back dinosaurs or making new ones? – DW – 06/10/2015
14. ‘If you’re not failing, you’re probably not trying as hard as you could be’ — Harvard Gazette
15. CRISPR gene editing on human embryos may be dangerous
16. Here are some actual facts about George Church’s DNA dating company | MIT Technology Review
17. Scientist on the Loose: George Church Strays Into Eugenics—Again | Center for Genetics and Society