The Biotech Journey to Immortality
How he ended up researching gene therapy 🧬
Meet Mac Davis
“Doing genetic modification at home, the art of creatively questioning fundamental assumptions that people have about the limitations of biology using experiments and demonstrations ... I'm gonna do this thing that I bet you though was totally impossible." -Mac Davis |Minicircle
Biotech Interest 🔬
After Mac’s bus incident, all he had was his knowledge on 3D printing and his ability to advise on crypto investment. But, he quickly realized that 3D printing didn’t make it like people thought it would and a lot of his cryptocurrency had been destroyed on the bus. Mac ended up starting a lab where he found his fascination with biotechnology and how life could be improved with chemical reactions. His interest in this new field inspired him to come up with revolutionary ideas and exceed the limits of humanity, but he soon found difficulties with obtaining support from others.
Tune in to find out how biohacking meetups allowed Mac to find an outlet for his ideas and meet Tristian who introduced him to a radical HIV medication 💊 project!
Words of Advice: Mac Davis
"I met with all of the other people and made friends and pitch their idea. They love that idea. I loved what they were doing."-Mac Davis| Minicircle
Founder Recommendation
Click here to learn more about Mac’s research and company, which strives to relieve suffering and enrich the human condition through means of developing and delivering safe, accessible gene therapy.
A Learning 📖 Opportunity
Once Mac had met Aran Traywick, he began to evolve into a more intellectually and fearless person. Aran, who was a passionate, incredibly creative, and committed entrepreneur, both intellectually challenged and sparked a feeling of fearlessness in Mac.
Aran had decided to invest 100 thousand 🤑 dollars on Mac's research startup, allowing Mac to create Ascendance and research on gene therapy. However, Mac’s idea for the HIV medication was not scalable. It was just a theoretical idea that was quickly disproved and deemed not plausible. Things at Ascendance were starting to fall short of original plans, and Aran began trying to sell anything the company was making. The company quickly spun out of control.
Listen now to find out what happened with Ascendance and how Mac managed to rise up to create a company of his own.
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