Behind the BastardsPart One: Dire Wolves, Dr. George Church & The De-Extinction Grift
Robert walks Langston Kerman through the story of Dr. George Church, a very real scientist who co founded the company making bullshit claims of "de extincting" dire wolves.
(2 Part Series)
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- George Church, Colossal W*nker – For Better Science
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- Jeffrey Epstein-Funded Geneticist Is Building a Dating App That Only a Eugenicist Could Love
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- Geneticist George Church gets funding for lab-grown woolly mammoths
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