Gabriel Licina is a Molecular Biologist, Research Consultant, hardcore biohacker and the Chief Research Officer of Scihouse, a research-focused makerspace working to make science and technology accessible for everyone with a variety of classes on topics from programming and computer skills, to botany, chemistry, 3d printing and more. In 2015 Gabriel chemically induced night vision in his eyes with a controversial, yet successful experiment and is very active in the self-DIY movement. He’s also been very involved in the ecology and sustainable development spaces, serving as Biologist in Residence at Exosphere HQ.

Listen and Learn:

1. Why CRISPR’s overhyped and still has a long way to go
2. The reason genetic engineering is so hard and yet so promising
3. Why Gabriel is hopeful, respectful and somewhat scared of gene drives
4. Where we are headed with gene editing and designer babies
5. How Gabriel and his team chemically induced night vision by studying deep-sea fish
6. A CRISPR solution to climate change and why all the tech in the world may not be enough
7. What Gabriel thinks about bioterrorism and its risks
8. How venture capital pollutes hobbyists and innovation
9. The problem with open-source biology and funding
10. What the future of healthcare looks like and where the power will rest
11. Why the FDA helps and hurts innovation and progress
12. How biohackers drive biotech and health science
13. The problem with the university route to fundamental science

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