Ginkgo Bioworks knows just how hard it is to start a biotech. Sure, they’re synthetic biology’s first unicorn now. But it was just 2009 when co-founder Barry Canton was hoisting $20, second-hand refrigerators out of...
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The growth and bottlenecks of synthetic biology: say hello to Berkeley Lights
The rapid growth, innovation, and applications stemming from synthetic biology have been making an indelible mark across a multitude of disciplines — from apparel and agriculture to data storage and economics. The...
There Is More Money In The Borneo Rainforest’s Biodiversity Than In Its Deforestation
Some of the last remaining primary forests of Southeast Asia are found in Borneo, a biodiversity hotspot where you can still walk through ancient forests and prehistoric caves. The heavy wing beats of helmeted hornbills...
Probiotics 2.0: Synthetic biology jumps into the human gut
The human body does not exist in a vacuum. On the contrary, we are in close proximity and constantly interact with numerous microbes – according to a recent study there are as many microbial as human cells in our bodies...
