Synthetic Biology

Are Our Cellular Creations at Risk of Revolt?

The nascence of synthetic biology offers exciting prospects for innovation and concerns of organisms gone wild.

Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein is a timeless story, one that remains relevant in modern pop culture…

Shopping for Cellular Components

Standardization of synthetic biology leads to further industry dependability.

Synthetic biology allows for engineering of new genetic sequences that can be placed into a huge variety of cellular chassis. Therefore, this relatively new science is…

Synthetic Biology’s Origin Story

The franken-cells of today’s labs have a 10,000 year history.

As long as humans have farmed crops and domesticated animals, they have practiced genetic engineering. By selectively breeding animals and plants with the most favorable traits, early…

Building Cellular Machines to Solve Environmental Crises

Mounting environmental challenges force scientists to look to a new hero; bacterial cells.