Author and professor, Amy Webb is a quantitative futurist and founder of the Future Today Institute. In the first half, she discussed biotech and the emerging field of synthetic biology-- an interdisciplinary mashup of computer science, engineering, and biology. The field involves redesigning organisms for useful purposes by engineering them to have new abilities, she explained. Instead of programming computers, scientists are programming cells, she noted, and soon the technology will be as well known as artificial intelligence. Webb believes synthetic biology will overall be good for humanity, but there is potential for misuse as with any scientific endeavor.
The new technology will be a valuable asset in assisted reproduction, she said. In what is called "synthetic surgery," embryos can be checked for abnormalities, and then with biotech methods, they can be repaired before implantation. Researchers are working on new cancer therapeutics that employ codes similar to the recent mRNA vaccines used for COVID, she continued. The technique could also be used to create different types of flavor or qualities for beer and other beverages. Additionally, synthetic biology may play a role in making aging a "treatable" condition, such as by improving heart and kidney function or even creating new organs. Webb reported that there have been recent advancements in creating chicken meat in a lab, grown from just a stem cell. This could eventually yield a new way to offer a viable food source that is more humane than factory farms, and healthier, as it wouldn't contain hormones and additives.
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Businessman James Templeton was an athlete and family man in this mid-thirties when he was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma. In the latter half, he shared what he did after conventional treatment failed, and how he restored his health. Templeton said he became cancer-free through a combination of diet, detox, and supplements. He switched to a macrobiotic diet, eliminated sugar, and embarked on a supplementation program that included high doses of Vitamin C (taken with the amino acid lysine), similar to the protocol advised by Dr. Linus Pauling. The macrobiotic practice, he explained, includes heavily chewing your food, so that more enzymes and healthy bacteria are produced.
Templeton said that prayer, visualization, and a "mind over matter" attitude are important aspects to the healing process. He has set up the Templeton Wellness Foundation to help others learn about holistic and alternative cancer treatments. Newer research has shown that anti-inflammatory supplements like curcumin and berberine, and pancreatic enzymes can be helpful, he cited. More controversially, a canine dewormer known as Fenbendazole has been shown to combat cancer in some cases, he reported. For more, see the recap from his previous appearance.
News segment guests: John M. Curtis, Sandra Champlain