Synthetic Biology

But consumers are haunted by the ghosts of zero-calorie sweeteners past.

Scientists have created an organism that defies the rules of biology by using nonstandard amino acids. And you probably have some questions.

What does this mushroom-based installation at the Venice Biennale tell us about our biological future?

Stephanie Culler is using genetically engineered, synthetic probiotics to overhaul treatments for a host of ailments.

Foods genetically edited using CRISPR technology are beginning to hit store shelves. How are they different from GMOs?

Bit.bio’s new approach for reprogramming pluripotent stem cells could standardize the reliable, large-scale manufacture of cells for research and therapy.

Entrepreneurs are brewing up fish, meat, and fowl in spite of skeptics who say that lab-grown meat will never be feasible at an industrial scale.

What to expect in genetic engineering, neuroscience, psychedelics, longevity research, digital health, food, human performance, wellbeing, and of course, ChatGPT.

As organ-on-a-chip technology comes of age, the bipartisan FDA Modernization Act 2.0 would remove the requirement that new drugs must undergo animal testing before human clinical trials.

Mini forests, seed preservation, our synthetic biology future, and a comic on depression.