Cellular Agriculture, Synthetic Biology, Genetic Editing, Deathless Meat and More. All Part of a Brave New World of Genetic Technology

It has been said that the only way to predict the future, is to invent it. And that is exactly what's happening in labs and companies around the world.

Artificial Intelligence may be getting all the attention right now, but far more profound, is the work being done in genetic engineering, cellular agriculture, synthetic biology and the editing of individual genes

But who’s looking beyond our borders to see some of the cutting edge, and yes sometimes controversial work that is being done.

One person who’s always looking is author and futurist Daniel Suarez. Daniel is the author of several NY Times best sellers that peer into the future. His latest is Change Agent.

My conversation with Daniel Suarez:

What if the government got really good at technology and felt it had to protect us from ourselves?

When we think about the cutting edge of technology, our thoughts usually turn to Silicon Valley, or to other tech centers around the world. When we think about technology and government, we tend to think about failure. The inability of the government to make a simple website work, or the fact that it was a big deal for the current President to get a Blackberry when he came to office, or that most government agencies, including the IRS, don’t function with email. In a funny kind of way, it should make us feel better about the NSA story. Knowing, that when it comes to technology, the government is usually the gang that couldn’t shoot straight.

However, what if all that changed? If the best and the brightest of technology came to Washington with the intent of controlling or subverting technology? With the resources and power that they have, they could do some real damage.

And so begins the world that Daniel Suarez portrays in his new techno thriller Influx.

My conversation with Daniel Suarez: