In his 2001 book, “The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World”, author Michael Pollan challenges the conventional anthropocentric view of the world and encourages his readers to look at life from a plant’s...
The Microbiology of Desire: A Microbe’s View of the World
In humans, our own cells are outnumbered by as much as ten to one by those of our microbiome. Given humankind’s growing dependence on microbes to make everything from beer to bioplastics, it might be time to ask: who’s really running the show?
A Year in Review: Nobel Laureate Frances Arnold at SynBioBeta 2019
Last week, a new class of Nobel Prize winners was honored at the 2019 Nobel Prize Award Ceremony.
The kids are alright: synthetic biology’s training grounds now have a Twist
Meet the determined, imaginative young researchers who are using biology to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges, with a little help from the companies and entrepreneurs who know what it takes.
Digitizing biology and scaling precision medicine companies: the role of enabling technology and the right capital
A conversation with four leaders of companies that have successfully scaled and are heading the charge to make the promise of digitizing biology a life-changing reality.
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The kids are alright: synthetic biology’s training grounds now have a Twist
When coal was burned en masse during the Industrial Revolution, people were unaware of the delicate balance of carbon in the atmosphere. When plastics were invented in the 1930s, we could not have anticipated how they...
The Scientist Who First Showed Us The Double Helix: A Personal Look At Rosalind Franklin
Recent years have seen landmark advances for women in science. The year 2009 saw three women receive Nobel prizes in the sciences: Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol W. Griede, and Ada E. Yonath. In 2018, Donna Strickland...
