Is Genetically Engineering Invasive Species A Good Idea?! 🤔

Added: 2026-05-05

[00:00:00]Ben Lamb, who's the CEO of Colossal Biosciences, he was talking about gene drive technology and countering the invasive species [music] issue. He put a $5.4 trillion global price tag on this.

[00:00:12]The solution he gave is genetically engineering invasive species so that they can only reproduce male offspring.

[00:00:19]It seems like a terrifying idea. Like, why are we tinkering like that? I feel like the second-order effects, you have no idea. Well, I kind of have a different response. I think that that's kind of a good solution. Because, like, it's it's a much more peaceful way to solve the problem. Like, I I I do hear your point on the unintended consequences, but if they're actually harming the ecosystems and there's good data on that, I think that's a that seems to be actually a good solution.