Friedberg describes Chinese team identifying seven plant enzymes that catalyze transformation of sugars to starch molecules.
“this team identified seven enzymes from plants that basically catalyze the transformation of sugars over to starch into amylose and amylopectin.”
Friedberg believes Altos Labs' $3 billion model of acquiring academic teams will likely yield commercial breakthroughs.
“I think it's a really interesting model. I'm really curious to see what comes out of Altos Labs, given that the number of teams that they've gone out and like vacuumed up from academia, the probability of that portfolio of teams having a breakthrough or a set of breakthroughs that has commercial success is very high.”
Friedberg believes infectious disease could be eradicated in 20 years, with regulation being the only obstacle, not science.
“One of the things that, you know, I have a strong belief in is like, I think in twenty years we could kind of eradicate all infectious disease.”
Friedberg predicts all infectious disease could be eradicated in 20 years if not for regulatory obstacles.
“I think in twenty years we could kind of eradicate all infectious disease. The only thing holding that up is regulation because the science is known.”