Synthetic Biology

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.

This startup’s founders eat their own kibble—and they plan to feed you someday too.

for Your Next Implant

But it’s positive.

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

Scientists and entrepreneurs tell us what they’re looking for.

Maverick scientists, a blissful free diver, and (of course) sex and drugs lit up our top articles of the year.

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.