Borrowing nature’s blueprint: new materials with a life of their own
Look around you. Observe any of the objects that are [...]
Harnessing biological tools in the quest for renewable energies
Our planet is in crisis. We have already caused much [...]
The rise of cell-free systems in synthetic biology
Until the end of the 19th century, it had been [...]
To infinity and beyond: the role of synbio in space exploration
It was December 11, 2022 and the clock marked 12:40 [...]
Celebrating a decade of standard plasmids: what’s new in SEVA 4.0
It's been nearly ten years since we launched SEVA, both [...]
An AI-powered journey from the lab to the real world
The lower costs of DNA synthesis and sequencing, as well [...]
Say yeast! Expanding synthetic biology through eukaryotic systems
During the last century, Escherichia coli has become one of [...]
The immortal cell line that changed synthetic biology’s relationship with patients
Scientists have been able to culture microorganisms since the late [...]
New tech, new rules: a renewed conversation on biosafety in the age of applied recombinant DNA
Nowadays, genetic engineering is a common practice in many laboratories [...]
A sea of data: how systems biology is helping to crack and tame the networks of life
The human body is made of approximately 50 trillion cells [...]