44. Adrian Woolfson: On the Future of Our Species
Imagine a future where we grow houses rather than build them; where clothing has opinions; where disease is a thing of the past, and the human lifespan is dramatically extended. To achieve this, Adrian Woolfson, the founder of the genome writing company Genyro, argues we must transform biology into a predictive, programmable engineering material. We need to decode the generative grammar of DNA: the language of life itself. It may then be possible to author genomes – and, if we choose, even rewrite our own.
This event will be chaired by Gregory Radick.
Gregory Radick is Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Leeds. The author most recently of Disputed Inheritance: The Battle over Mendel and the Future of Biology (2023), he is the recipient of the 2026 Royal Society Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and Lecture.
There will be a BSL interpreter at this event.
This event is part of our Body Matters strand.
Event Details
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- Date: Saturday 10th October
- Time: 4:30 pm
- Price£12/9 concessions
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