CRISPR may be the defining technology of this young century, but its arrival is also a kind of déjà vu on scale of the Human Genome Project. Back in 2003, we celebrated the $3 billion sequencing of a single human...
Author - Kevin Costa
How to win in the bioeconomy: A peek at Rob Carlson’s playbook
The bioeconomy is booming, and most predict it will grow even more in the coming years. In a field that changes and learns new things daily, it can be hard to wrap our minds around not only the future of synthetic...
Cell-free expression platforms enable new possibilities at iGEM and beyond
It’s time for the widespread adoption of cell-free expression methods at iGEM. That is how one team — Paris Bettencourt — summarized their experience with cell-free technology after this year’s International...
How this synbio startup is transforming agriculture, feeding the world, and cleaning up the planet
The modern farmer is key to solving some of our environmental challenges. Pivot Bio will give farmers the tools they need to slow or even reverse air and water pollution that comes with current agricultural practices...
Five must-dos for potential biotech start-ups
Thinking about a biotech start-up? James Currier, a four-time VC-backed CEO and manager of NFX’s biotech fund, shares his valuable advice. This article is brought to you by NFX, a Silicon Valley based venture firm that...
What — and who — is synthetic biology?
If you ask three synthetic biologists, “What is synthetic biology?”, you are likely to get four, maybe five or more answers. So what is it? Simply put, synthetic biology is an engineering approach to biology...
Can you change the world with 100,000 bp of DNA? This company wants to help
This story is brought to by Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), whose Synthetic Biology Start-up Grant Program supports socially minded innovation within the synthetic biology industry. Learn more about the contest and...
The ‘New Pharma’: Synthetic biology reimagines drug development
This sponsored content is made possible by Codexis. Whether it’s food ingredients, therapeutics, or high-performance enzymes, Codexis is engineering proteins better, faster, and cheaper than ever. To learn more about...
Why the future will be written in DNA: An interview with Twist Bioscience’s Bill Peck
This sponsored article is made possible by Twist Bioscience, which is accelerating the technology enabling us to store the world’s data in DNA. To learn more about the history and recent advancements in DNA data...
Living colors: Biotech dyes help the textile industry go green
Most of us don’t realize the environmental cost of our blue jeans. Students in the Bangladeshi town of Savar do. From their school just downstream from the textile district, they say they can see what colors are in...
