Synthetic Biology

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.

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

Eventually, no one will die while waiting for a transplant. But that day is further off than you might think.