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A laboratory that bridges basic science and societal needs from the beginning creates a positive feedback loop: early wins recruit higher-caliber talent, which generates more wins, which attracts institutional resources.

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Speaker

George Church

Evidence Quote

“A lab that chooses from an early stage to keep this dynamic between basic science and societal needs going at all costs, causing great trauma when the lab starts, but then getting a couple of wins. It starts building up a positive feedback loop.”

Source

A billion years of evolution in a single afternoon — George Church— Dwarkesh Patel
Created: 8/11/2026, 6:40:03 AM

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