Our genome is designed so our bodies break down after about a century. Synthetic biologist Dr. Senyon Choe highlights major discoveries in modern biology like stem cell therapy and CRISPR technology that may hold the answer to living longer, curing birth defects, and editing the human genome. He also discusses his work with synthetic signals which possess the potential to surpass the limitations set by nature.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.

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