Spiders, mushrooms and algae may help build the next Hilfiger, Levi and Chanel. Organisms are the great designers of our planet, producing materials in distinct patterns to serve a specific function. Bees produce...
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You can have the Green New Deal and your hamburger, too
Some critics of the Green New Deal claim that the far-left wants to take away your hamburger -- but Silicon Valley startups may already have the win-win solution. Could cellular agriculture be the Green New Deal’s saving grace -- at least when it comes to meat?
SynBioBeta’s First Green New Deal Town Hall: Sweeping Visions, Growing Consensus
In the same week that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is reportedly gathering co-sponsors for a resolution that would formally introduce the Green New Deal into the U.S. House of Representatives, SynBioBeta hosted its first online town hall on the Green New Deal.
Checkerspot raises $13M Series A to produce biotech-enabled performance materials
Algal oils create raw materials for sustainable products with superior properties
The best kept secret in drug discovery has a Twist
Emily Leproust, Twist’s CEO, suggests that her CSO’s best-kept secret for drug discovery will soon be let out of the bag -- it’s already on its way out.
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CRISPR superathletes: the future of bioengineered performance humans
Since the inception of competition, gaining a competitive advantage has been a persistent goal for athletes. For centuries, the competitive advantage naturally went to those with faster reflexes, greater stamina, and...
Here are the stories — in their own words — of five women of synthetic biology
Numbers don’t lie, they say. And the numbers show that, as with other life sciences and biotech fields, the number of women in leadership positions in the synthetic biology space is disappointingly low. Last year, I...
