Why people recommend it
Regenesis by George M. Church and Edward Regis is a 2012 book exploring synthetic biology, genetic engineering proposals, and methods for storing data within DNA strands. On an episode of Behind the Bastards titled Part One: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift, Robert Evans discussed how the book's release coincided with a publicity stunt involving data storage in DNA, and noted the amusing coincidence that co-author Ed Regis shares a name with a character in Jurassic Park. In a subsequent episode titled Part Two: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift, Evans brought up Regenesis again to examine Church's past proposals regarding the potential de-extinction of Neanderthals. Across the episodes, the podcast utilized the book to analyze the broader implications of modern biotechnology and the public claims made by prominent scientific figures.
Who recommended it
- Robert Evans Discussed
Robert Evans — 3 mentions
“He had danced around the issue in his 2012 book Regenesis uh where he had proposed bringing back Neanderls which people always get angry are like Robert you're mispronouncing it again.”
“the book Regenesis was about to hit shelves and suddenly there's all these articles about how he stored 70 billion copies into like a a dot of DNA no longer than like a [ __ ] period on a piece of paper that you know was able to store so many copies like isn't that amazing right”
“The article goes on to summarize the book that he co-wrote with Ed Regis, who it's weird to me that his co-author's name is Ed Regis because Ed Regis is also a character in the book Jurassic Park.”