Genetic Engineering

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF When things go wrong in the global supply chain it can be hard to find…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Genetically modifying organisms is easier than ever before, but controlling how those organisms behave or…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Paralysis is no longer for life, and this is just one of tens of new…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Agriculture and forestry account for over 20 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, but what…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF What happens when AI can design its own humans? And then breed them ex vivo?…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Genetic engineering is incredibly powerful, it can help cure thousands of uncuttable diseases and wipe…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Extinction is no longer for life, and being able to bring back extinct killer viruses…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF DNA is the software of life, and our ability to code it is getting exponentially…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Putting humans into suspended animation would give surgeons more time to operate on critical patients,…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Squid have a huge number of secret skills, and now thanks to genetic engineering humans…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Of course ethically there will never be any substitute for real exercise, but new gene…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As our mastery of synthetic biology improves so too does our ability to create new…