The speech by Craig Venter about synthesizing life at this year’s TED conference was just one of more than seventy that will soon be uploaded onto the TED site.
Speaking about “fourth generation designer fuels” and the capacity to reboot organisms with different DNA structures, his talk provoked both visions of a Frankenstein future, and a realistic solution to the effects of peak fuels. Venter pushed the possibility of being able to create biofuels and most importantly, fuels that actually use C02 as a foodstock. Uses for his synthetic species include replacing the petro-chemical industry and becoming a major source of energy.
Watch Craig Venter TED talk here.
For an idea of who was there , a mini picture gallery is also now online.For other talks from TED, with real pioneers in many fields, keep checking the TED website.
Title image of TED curator Chris Anderson and Steve Venter from www.ted.com