Patrick Hsu on betting big: CRISPR, AI, and building science in the open

Patrick Hsu reflects on the early days of CRISPR, the power of mentorship, and how AI and open science will reshape the future of research.

(00:00) Introduction to Patrick Hsu

(01:06) Realizing how big CRISPR would become

(06:20) Why Feng Zhang's lab is so high-impact

(14:23) How to spot a breakthrough before it happens

(18:18) Where the U.S. can't compete with China — and where it can

(22:13) How will AI transform the industry — and what's still missing

(29:41) Why everyone wins with open science

(36:42) Building products that people actually want

(43:13) New funding models in science

(48:26) On starting college at 15 — and a lab at 22

(55:04) Lightning round