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Meet the Heroes You Never Knew You Had

Three Underappreciated Female Pioneers of Synthetic Biology The field of synthetic biology has come a long way from the CRISPR-less days of the early aughts. In 2000, bioengineers made the leap from studying natural...

CRISPR Clinical Trials: A 2021 Update

How Will the Proteins of the Future Be Designed?

One of synthetic biology’s biggest challenges is mastering the art of protein folding and design. Although bioengineering techniques have advanced significantly in pursuit of this goal, synthetic biologists cannot...

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Just Got An Automation Boost From IoT

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Why Killing Animals For Meat Could Be A Thing of the Past

America, Your Diet Is Killing You: Why The Glucose Crisis Will Be Worse Than The Opioid Crisis

I’ve always been fascinated by my body’s data. So when I got the chance to continually monitor my blood sugar with a new app called Levels, I jumped at the opportunity to understand my metabolic health through...

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What Can Synthetic Biology Do Better to Help End Hunger?

Synthetic Biology Startup Acquires AI Platform To Disrupt The Drug Industry

There has been a lot of recent attention on the challenges of delivering COVID-19 vaccines. But there are also challenges in making them. For some of the newer options like those from Johnson & Johnson and Oxford...

The Unexplored Power of Microbes

New Synthetic Biology Venture Fund Puts ‘Scientist Founders’ First

Synthetic Biology Partners With AI To Delete Food Allergies

Roughly two children in every classroom suffer from a food allergy. One in ten American adults is also diagnosed with one. For an unlucky few, a single peanut can be a death sentence. Far more common, however, are mild...

More Bacon, Less Guilt – This Startup Is Taking On The American Classic

Synthetic Biology Investment Reached a New Record of Nearly $8 Billion in 2020 — What Does This Mean For 2021?

Over the last twelve months, investors have made a dramatic show of their confidence in the synthetic biology industry. Despite current financial hardships, including an economic recession, high unemployment, and the...