Ray Futia

Bio, just bio

[Ray Futia @rayfutia]

@eco_genome Awww thanks!

[Corinne Okada Takara @CorinneTakara]

@queerelemental @eco_genome @bioCURIOUSlab @daphmarts @JusticeToshiba @HankGreelyLSJU @rayfutia @elemrei This tweet above is everything!! What counts as biotech needs to expand!! Hawaiian engineering feat of night fishing torches using kukui nuts is an example https://t.co/FtgPxqvGTR Elevate cultural material knowledge, engineering, & ways of being w/ nature in biotech. #BioTheWhat

[Ray Futia @rayfutia]

@eco_genome @daphmarts @bioCURIOUSlab @HankGreelyLSJU @JusticeToshiba @elemrei @meganjpalmer @stephaniecaty @KaoruTsuji @TadashiFukami @ChihFuYeh @suzanneou @lesldeck @priscillaasj @Texosporium Open-access journals have been working on this. But it's a bit of an equity issue; I think pushing traditional journals to become open-access will diffuse the priority & cost involved with publishing in one place over another and maybe open up the gate-keeping a bit. #BioTheWhat

[Ray Futia @rayfutia]

@daphmarts @JusticeToshiba @bioCURIOUSlab @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome I think there is incredible potential in some of the riskier technologies, like say gene drive organisms, but we need to build a foundation of risk assessment, risk mitigation, and precautionary safety measures before fully realizing those efforts #BioTheWhat

[Ray Futia @rayfutia]

@daphmarts @bioCURIOUSlab @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome @JusticeToshiba @elemrei @meganjpalmer Although I think there is risk involved (& it needs to thoroughly addressed), there are many ag GMOs that may help us address inevitable climate change outcomes. Salt tolerant crops are a big one. Not necessarily under-explored, but could be more-explored for sure. #BioTheWhat

[Ray Futia @rayfutia]

@JusticeToshiba @daphmarts @HankGreelyLSJU @bioCURIOUSlab @eco_genome Running with that social media comparison, do you think we still have time to take preemptive measures to protect those impacted by new biotech? & how do we make sure those measures don't restrict innovation too much? #BioTheWhat

[Ray Futia @rayfutia]

@eco_genome @TimSDobbs @bioCURIOUSlab @daphmarts @JusticeToshiba @HankGreelyLSJU @elemrei I think we need to build strong relationships between basic researchers & the people their work ends up impacting. Knowing where different people place their value will guide focus & impact what ends up being discovered & the subsequent path that industry takes #BioTheWhat

[Ray Futia @rayfutia]

@eco_genome @TimSDobbs @bioCURIOUSlab @daphmarts @JusticeToshiba @HankGreelyLSJU @elemrei I agree with you 100%, @TimSDobbs, I think we need to incentivize thinking about communities impacted by different research through reworking funding structures #BioTheWhat

[Ray Futia @rayfutia]

@JusticeToshiba @CollegeBoard How do you think that literacy should be built? Building new curriculum into k-12, higher education, or more at a media/news level? #BioTheWhat

[Ray Futia @rayfutia]

@daphmarts @JusticeToshiba @bioCURIOUSlab @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome @elemrei To me, biotech is anything in which people use their understanding of biological systems to make tools. This encompasses the ancient push of agriculture and domestication as well as newer technologies such as CRISPR and gene drives. https://t.co/OdWTuzUpUv

[Daphne Martschenko, PhD @daphmarts]

Do you feel informed about what is currently happening in biotechnology? #BioTheWhat @HankGreelyLSJU @JusticeToshiba @bioCURIOUSlab

[Daphne Martschenko, PhD @daphmarts]

Hey Twitterverse 🌎! Let's kick off 🚀 #BioTheWhat -- Our aim with this virtual event is to create a space for dialogue between community members on the topic of just and ethical biotechnology development. Joined here by @JusticeToshiba @bioCURIOUSlab @HankGreelyLSJU and YOU

[Ray Futia @rayfutia]

@flyolette I think it was that we both know cc

[Ray Futia @rayfutia]

@flyolette I don't think we know each other

[Ray Futia @rayfutia]

@flyolette sure. May I ask if I know you?

[Ray Futia @rayfutia]

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[Ray Futia @rayfutia]

Just posted a photo @ Portola Redwoods State Park https://t.co/iHBWJJFYsO

[Ray Futia @rayfutia]

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