The second quarter of 2021 was another record-breaking period for the synthetic biology startup community. Building on the extremely high amount of investment we saw in Q1 ($4.7 billion), Q2 also brought in more than $4...
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Letter From the Editor: Leading the Future Is Never Easy
Last night, Zymergen, one of the first biology unicorns, announced that they would not generate revenues through 2022 and that their CEO was stepping down. Zymergen’s stock promptly fell 70% in after-hours trading. But...
Can Microbes Clean The World’s Most Polluted Waterways?
Water is arguably the most important resource in the world, and protecting it is crucial to our survival. While many synthetic biology innovations have focused on reducing water waste, the prevalence of pollutants in...
Living Power: This Bio-Battery Is Harnessing the Power of DNA
Solar and wind energy are playing a greater role in powering our world. But large-scale storage is needed to address the natural fluctuations of renewable sources: excess generation when the sun is up or the wind blows...
