Human Genome Project

Francis Collins: National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Lex Fridman Podcast #238

Lex Fridman

A landmark international research project that sequenced the entire human genome.

Jay Bhattacharya: The Case Against Lockdowns | Lex Fridman Podcast #254

Lex Fridman

A scientific research project with the goal of determining the sequence of chemical base pairs which make up human DNA, and of identifying and mapping all of the genes of the human genome from both a physical and functional standpoint. Francis Collins is credited with its success.

#150-Senator Bill Frist, MD: A modern Renaissance man's journey through science, politics & business

Peter Attia MD

A project delivered in the early 2000s that holds promise for regenerative medicine by understanding genetic manipulation at the cellular level.

E108: Doxing debate, Nuclear fusion breakthrough, state of the markets & more

All-In Podcast

Cited as an example of a breakthrough technology that started large, expensive, and slow but became vastly more accessible.

#07 – Deep Dive: Lp(a) — what every doctor, and the 10-20% of the population at risk, needs to know

Peter Attia MD

Mentioned in the context of the complexity and interconnectedness of biological systems, akin to the Dunning-Kruger effect in understanding Lp(a).

George Church, PhD: Rewriting Genomes to Eradicate Disease and Aging

FoundMyFitness

A $3 billion moonshot project initiated in 1984, co-founded by Dr. George Church, with the goal of sequencing a single reference human genome. It laid the foundation for modern genomics, drastically reducing sequencing costs.

Dr. Michael Snyder on Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Deep Profiling for Personalized Medicine

FoundMyFitness

Micronutrients Deserve More Attention (Episode 119)

Stronger By Science

Dennis Whyte: Nuclear Fusion and the Future of Energy | Lex Fridman Podcast #353

Lex Fridman

A large-scale government-funded project for mapping the human genome, used as an analogy to illustrate the foundational role of public, curiosity-driven research, later disrupted by faster private-sector technology.

Opportunities For Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine

GoogleTalksArchive

The initiative that successfully sequenced the average human genome, making it of interest to understand individual genetic variations.