Andrew Hessel
@andrewhessel
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I have some insights into where biology is going and it's wild. Happy to chat.
Subcellular
Joined December 2009
We are entering an era where biology is programmable. That means new risks. Coming faster. Harder to detect. Biodefense is the biggest underinvested risk of our time. Let's fix that.
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So happy to get this book today on @RocketLab — and congrats on a stellar quarter! So many more great things to come.
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Chromosome 24 -- with luck, a @ycombinator W26 company that backs up and restores human beings, not computers🤞🍀🧧 P.S. I'm open to cofounders. https://t.co/FHzoNK3V5R
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Good point, Jake.
Easy to forget, as we ponder if our generative genome models will be utterly transformative or merely incremental, that the time when we didn’t even know what DNA was is still in living memory
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Why should startups use @Meow? We sat down with Steve Weidenbach, COO of @Blueprint_DeFi, to talk about it. Super proud to call them a customer. Meow is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services are provided by Grasshopper Bank, N.A; Member FDIC.
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Adenoviruses cause everything from the common cold to pink eye. People have long talked about making a vaccine to prevent colds, but there are no adenovirus vaccines on the market. But I recently learned (from @salonium?) that there *is* one available for the U.S. military.
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10 out of 10. Would recommend. BillionToOne is a wonderful example of what's possible when you take on the most important, hardest problem you can. Oguzhan and David didn’t set out to “start a startup.” They wanted to solve a globally important problem -- and building a company
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Wow.
Today CZI is announcing an unprecedented new scientific initiative to build the future of AI-powered biology. I am joining CZI to lead this initiative as Head of Science, and the EvolutionaryScale team is joining forces with Biohub. This is the first large scale scientific
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ICYMI @colossal acquired @ViaGenPets_ to create a cloning, editing, conservation, and de-extinction powerhouse, backed by some of the biggest names in science, sports and entertainment, including @geochurch @BenLamm @ParisHilton @TomBrady
usatoday.com
Colossal Biosciences, which has brought to life a small pack of genetically modified dire wolves, has acquired cloning company Viagen.
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This just made my day - a 4-part series on de-extinction and cloning called The Resurrection Quest. Top people and groups. Check out the first episode here.
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Biotechnology is about the predictable engineering of life, such that we can protect it and proliferate it through the Universe. Biotechnology ought to cure all complex diseases (so far, we have cured zero.) It ought to prevent infectious diseases, and remove needless suffering
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A frozen pipe blocks proper water flow and can freeze your whole day! These few simple steps can help save you from a frosty emergency this winter.
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Finally got around to reading the "Ballistic Microscopy" paper, and it is really incredible. The paper opens with a compelling idea; one I hadn’t explicitly thought about before: “Light and electron microscopy utilizes interactions of either photons or electrons with matter to
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A House of Dynamite is brilliant. Everyone should watch this. We don’t talk about this very real threat enough.
netflix.com
When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.
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In case you missed it, the world’s biggest community of synthetic biology innovators is gathering again! Join 2,000+ founders, scientists, investors, and leaders shaping the future of the bioeconomy - from next-gen therapeutics to sustainable materials, AI-driven design, and
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Beyond opening the door to editing DNA, Dr. Smith was also instrumental in sequencing the first cell and, even more impressively (at least to me), in synthesizing the first cell. Truly one of the greats. Plus kind and humble.
Prof. Hamilton Smith at J. Craig Venter Institute, a Nobel laureate for discovering type II restriction enzymes, passed away last night. A huge loss in Science, but his legacy will be remembered. @JCVenterInst @NobelPrize
https://t.co/zjhTRij7tC
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So many gene clusters and operons chock full of hypothetical proteins. So much of our world is deeply unknown. Any feature in this window that starts with an "HFM" is likely unknown. This is just a glimpse into one fragment of a random microbe that grew in my soap. #TritonTrue
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We live in a one party system. Leadership delivers nothing for us! Instead of making meaningful change, we are propagandized to fight over pretty issues. IDEA: All citizens, in every state, should form a lobby that threatens to recall every single sitting Congress member
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Since learning about https://t.co/nkeS19voyJ last weekend I can’t stop watching AIs compete for the best crypto returns.
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