Synthetic Biology

Will the frenzied rush to understand and treat SARS-CoV-2 bring longer lasting benefit to the world of scientific research and medicine?

Nature breaks everything down—eventually. It’s time to accelerate the process.

These startups are developing new ways to reprogram biology by producing custom genes from scratch.

George Church and Ramez Naam on the limitations of evolution, the power of matchmaking, and why we should send single-cell computers into deep space.

Gene editing scrambles a family’s connections in this original sci-fi story for stg-neolife-staging.kinsta.cloud.

Scientists and other creators tell us about the developments they’re watching for and the conversations they’ll be starting.

Synthetic biologists aim to transform the world with manmade organisms. What will it take to get there?

Manufactured meat may be safer and better — but first, producers need to get rid of the icky ingredients.

No more metal: Living electrodes promise safer, better ways to fix injuries and disease and grow new links between man and machine.

He built a powerful system for launching scientific ideas into startups. Can he do it again?