We have read how DNA data storage is about to go viral. At SynBioBeta 2019, this was made even more clear after a panel discussion of leaders in the field forecasted that costs for storing information in DNA could drop...
DNA is the future for data storage. That future is coming very soon.
The cost of storing information in DNA could drop to $100 per terabyte in as little as five years. If encoding your smart phone’s data in DNA seems like science fiction now, hold on to your hat.
How to support women in synthetic biology
On day two of SynBioBeta 2019 in San Francisco, CA, over 40 women were treated to a very special Mintz-Levin sponsored lunch session featuring Nobel Laureate Frances Arnold, investor Una Ryan, and musician and consultant Rosalind Franklin. The three women engaged the audience in a thoughtful discussion about why there aren’t more women leaders in synthetic biology -- and how to change that. Hint: the unanimous advice was to be kind to one another.
Are we doing enough about biosecurity? Looking to tech and one another for how to protect human health and prosperity in the bioeconomy
The biosecurity breakout session at SynBioBeta 2019. Discussions of biosecurity issues in synthetic biology bring together many different fields and perspectives
Watch Kevin Ness' keynote during SynBioBeta 2019: Digital Genome Engineering - Unlocking the Unlimited Potential of Biology
Kevin Ness, CEO of Inscripta, announced the company’s Onyx platform: the world’s first fully-automated digital genome engineering platform. Here’s how -- and why -- it works.
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Are we doing enough about biosecurity? Looking to tech and one another for how to protect human health and prosperity in the bioeconomy
Since its inception, synthetic biology has inspired new promises but caused some to fear the threat of potential new dangers. Discussions about both the potential benefits and the potential harms of synthetic biology...
Leading by example: how AquaBounty, Oxford Biomedica, and Berkeley Lights have successfully brought products to market
Chances are, you’ve personally used or benefitted from bioproducts – products made from renewable biologic materials. Alternative protein sources such as the Impossible Burger and Pivot Bio’s nitrogen-fixing...
