Synthetic Biology

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

Protein designers are preparing for quantum computers to point the way to new cures and green materials.

Student competitors turn jellyfish, microorganisms, and even hair cells into useful things.

These startups are brewing up ways to save seafood, turn gas into protein, and make dairy alternatives less gross.

Hipster tea sludge is being transformed into a wonder material.

Stanford bioengineer Drew Endy doesn’t mind bringing dragons to life. What really scares him are humans.

Forget editing genes. This guy wants to write brand-new ones.

Teleported molecules, custom genomes, and other innovations that will deliver on the technology’s biggest promises.

Sophia Roosth puts big questions to the people who are reviving extinct species and building organisms from scratch.

Juan Enriquez bets on the end of undruggable targets, the power of programmable cells, and a machine that cooks up biological material.