Synthetic Biology

Pioneering synthetic biologist Pamela Silver drops some wisdom.

Within 10 years, archival data may be routinely stored in base pairs rather than bytes.

DARPA is developing an implantable device with bioengineered cells for treating everything from traveler’s diarrhea to jet lag.

Will fears of climate change cause Great Britain to loosen its restrictions on genetically edited crops?

This eclectic mix of researchers is exploring off-Earth living in radical new ways.

Tweaking the genes of wild animals could save endangered species and protect humans from disease. But there’s a risk.

We’re more than a decade into the alt-protein revolution. Will meatless beef ever replace the real thing?

Astropharmacies could grow drugs on demand for future space travelers.

Featuring cactus shoes, custom probiotics, never-ending glow sticks, and more.

The race is on to bioengineer carbon-neutral, recyclable, biodegradable, and affordable materials.

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 NEO.LIFE.