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EPISODE · Apr 7, 2026 · 1 MIN

Techstination series part one- Dr. Adrian Woolfson: On the Future of Species

from Techstination · host Fred Fishkin

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Technology to create new life forms is here today. This is the first report in a four part series. A company called Genyro using an exclusive license of Sidewinder, developed at CalTech…has done it. It was a new type of virus….that opens the door. Co-founder and CEO Dr. Adrian Woolfson is also the author of a new book arriving this month.. On the Future of Species: Authoring Life by Means of Artificial Biological Intelligence. He tells us this is different than Gene editing using a tool like CRISPR..“We start with nothing, like a blank piece of paper. And that’s what Sidewinder helps you to do. It’s like a typewriter if you like, a DNA typewriter that types DNA narratives from nothing.”Such as? More on that in my next report.You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Technology to create new life forms is here today. This is the first report in a four part series. A company called Genyro using an exclusive license of Sidewinder, developed at CalTech…has done it. It was a new type of virus….that opens the door. Co-founder and CEO Dr. Adrian Woolfson is also the author of a new book arriving this month.. On the Future of Species: Authoring Life by Means of Artificial Biological Intelligence. He tells us this is different than Gene editing using a tool like CRISPR..“We start with nothing, like a blank piece of paper. And that’s what Sidewinder helps you to do. It’s like a typewriter if you like, a DNA typewriter that types DNA narratives from nothing.”Such as? More on that in my next report.You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.

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