Genetic Engineering

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WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Display systems are everywhere, but this latest innovation oushes the limits of biology, technology, and…

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WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF We are getting closer to being able to create organisms that are 100% synthetic DNA…

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WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Our mastery of synthetic biology is improving so much that this weird breakthrough is now…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF People are looking at ways to use nature to help clean the environment, and air…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Biology is programmable, and we’re learning how to program it to our advantage to kill…