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David Schweikert: “There actually is something called synthetic biology that…”

Featuring: David Schweikert, Republican | U.S. House, Arizona, District 1

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Published | Video Starts at 55:36

I know someone who's actually affiliated with the project that's trying to bring back the dodo bird for the island of Mauritia, Mauritius. Hey, look, I hear they're very tasty. I'm in. If there's a season, I'm down. Let's go. But There actually is something called synthetic biology that we're learning how to manipulate genomes, proteins, these things. and a lot of horrible things you and I get afflicted with. I mean, you know, you. I'll let you tell your own stories. We're going to cure. (55:36–55:47)

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Asserts the existence and development of synthetic biology for manipulating genomes and proteins.

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