The cosmetics business has exploited natural resources for centuries. With consumers now demanding more sustainable products, gene-editing technology could give the industry a makeover—and make cosmetics cheaper.
Film sponsored by Franklin Templeton
00:00 - Could gene editing make cosmetics more sustainable?
01:01 - Hunting sharks for skincare
02:58 - How does synthetic biology work?
05:39 - What is the environmental cost of plant-based cosmetics?
07:45 - Can engineered microbes digest plastic?
09:18 - How to scale up gene edited ingredients
09:40 - How affordable is DNA sequencing?
10:45 - What are the regulations?
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How CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing is transforming healthcare and agriculture: https://econ.st/39uQNh9
How DNA and proteins work: https://econ.st/3aWo19g
Genomics took a long time to fulfil its promise https://econ.st/3MZx5HV
Biotechnology is booming in pharmaceuticals: https://econ.st/3HxhwpK
Botox and other injectable cosmetics are booming: https://econ.st/3aVxmy7
Film sponsored by Franklin Templeton
00:00 - Could gene editing make cosmetics more sustainable?
01:01 - Hunting sharks for skincare
02:58 - How does synthetic biology work?
05:39 - What is the environmental cost of plant-based cosmetics?
07:45 - Can engineered microbes digest plastic?
09:18 - How to scale up gene edited ingredients
09:40 - How affordable is DNA sequencing?
10:45 - What are the regulations?
Sign up to our daily newsletter for the latest coverage: https://econ.st/3zKbzDX
Read our tech quarterly on synthetic biology: https://econ.st/3b1ST8t
Watch our film on gene editing: https://econ.st/3OkLf7r
How CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing is transforming healthcare and agriculture: https://econ.st/39uQNh9
How DNA and proteins work: https://econ.st/3aWo19g
Genomics took a long time to fulfil its promise https://econ.st/3MZx5HV
Biotechnology is booming in pharmaceuticals: https://econ.st/3HxhwpK
Botox and other injectable cosmetics are booming: https://econ.st/3aVxmy7
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Francisco Gimeno - BC Analyst The title is kind of clickbait but it's interesting to see how new technologies are changing everything, and in this case biotech well used will serve to use better natural resources and also to improve our overall physical health (influencing our psychological health too). Far from dystopian futures where only rich and powerful use biotech to be the bold and the beautiful, use of biotech can, together with AI etc, make the world better for all life.