Friedberg says precision gene editing compresses plant breeding from seven to thirteen years down to one year, 100 times faster.
“So there's a massive transformation happening in plant breeding. What used to be, you know, a seven to thirteen year cycle, you can actually do a 100 times better than that by doing precision gene editing in a year, and in biologics, there's so many products that seem to have extraordinary potential at replacing traditional inputs, biopesticides, bio fertilizers,”
Friedberg reports seeing 50% per-acre yield increases in plants by simply turning genes on or off.
“having seen how turning certain genes on or off in a plant can extraordinarily expand the productivity of that plant and increase farmers' yields by 50% per acre, by just turning a gene off.”
Friedberg says turning genes on or off can increase farmer yields by 50% per acre, capabilities impossible ten years ago.
“It really is astounding what we can do today that we literally couldn't do ten years ago.”
Friedberg says Ohalo has proven theorized gene editing approach to dramatically increase crop yields.
“And then seeing this outcome that we had theorized, all of that has now been proven with this business.”
Friedberg claims precision gene editing can achieve plant breeding outcomes 100 times faster than traditional seven to thirteen year cycles.
“What used to be, you know, a seven to thirteen year cycle, you can actually do a 100 times better than that by doing precision gene editing in a year.”
Friedberg predicts eradication of all infectious disease within twenty years if regulation permits it.
“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, the engineering is basically there.”