We are proud to present the first TEDx Talk of our Scientific Director Giulio Superti Furga: 

The Human 2.0 - Genome Imperfection and the Garden of Eden

We are becoming the first generation of living beings in billions of years that knows its genetic code and can change it and with it the fate of the planet. Is humanity – and life on earth – at a turning point? Are we walking towards the Garden of Eden or turning our backs to it forever?

In this talk, Giulio Superti-Furga reports on his experiences as first participant of the "Genom Austria" project, where he acts as chair of steering boards. Beeing part of the Global Network of Personal Genome Projects, Genom Austria is the first of its kind in Europe that aims to create a dataset of openly available human genomes. It also contributes to the public discussion about genomes in science, medicine and society.

Sharing genome data is critical to scientific progress, but has been hampered by traditional research practices. Our approach is to invite volunteering participants to publicly share their personal genome data for the greater good.