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Synthetic biology

August 2023

  • cyborg starring at human skull<br>3d rendering cyborg starring at human skull

    The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman review – AI, synthetic biology and a new dawn for humanity

    The DeepMind co-founder calls for the ‘containment’ of new technology in a heartfelt and candid exploration of what the future may hold for us

November 2021

  • 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference Kicks Off In Shanghai<br>SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 07: (EDITORS NOTE: This image was shot with a fisheye lens.) An UBTech Robotics Inc. Walker robot plays Chinese chess during 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Hall on July 7, 2021 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

    MI6 needs tech sector’s help to win AI race with China and Russia – spy chief

    New boss Richard Moore to say adversaries are ‘pouring money’ into technology and the agency needs outside funding to keep up

April 2020

  • A row of Pepper robots developed by SoftBank Group Corp.

    What if Covid-19 isn't our biggest threat?

    Experts who assess global peril saw a pandemic coming, but they have worse worries for humanity

May 2019

  • E coli bacteria

    World’s first living organism with fully redesigned DNA created

    Researchers create altered synthetic genome, in move with potential medical benefits

July 2018

  • The Impossible Burger is made of synthetic meat from an American company

    Fake chews? New Zealand MP fears 'existential threat' of synthetic burgers

    The Impossible Burger, being served on Air New Zealand, has also drawn the ire of acting prime minister Winston Peters

June 2018

  • Petri dish

    Synthetic biology raises risk of new bioweapons, US report warns

    Swift progress in our ability to manufacture viruses is making us vulnerable to biological attacks

September 2017

  • A burger made of synthetic beef

    Unpalatable truths about laboratory-grown food

    Letters: Synthetic meat and fish can’t, on their own, provide an answer to climate change, argues Iain Climie, while David Ridge envisages technical problems in taking the technology out of the lab, and onto people’s plates

March 2017

  • Inside the brain

    ‘Your animal life is over. Machine life has begun.’ The road to immortality

    In California, radical scientists and billionaire backers think the technology to extend life – by uploading minds to exist separately from the body – is only a few years away

June 2016

  • Gene drives could wipe out unwanted pests, but the unintended consequences could be disastrous.

    Political science
    The National Academies’ Gene Drive study has ignored important and obvious issues

    Jim Thomas
    Jim Thomas: ‘Gene drives’ seem to be the ultimate high-leverage technology. Yesterday’s report from the US National Academies begun the job of describing what is at stake, but it missed some important questions.

May 2016

  • A numerical combination safe dial

    Political science
    The secretive 'second world' of human synthetic biology

    Andrew Balmer
    A meeting on synthesising the human genome, convened behind closed doors at Harvard, has caused a stir. Should we worry about scientific secrecy?

September 2015

  • Richard Dawkins

    Richard Dawkins interview: 'It must be possible to construct life chemically, or in a computer'

    Richard Dawkins has always been a figure of controversy. Part two of his autobiography, now out, picks up from the publication of The Selfish Gene. A combative presence on Twitter, he is a surprisingly much quieter personality behind the scenes, writes Carole Cadwalladr

August 2015

  • Ordinary yeast cells being cultured in a lab. Although the breakthrough is exciting, currently it would take 20,000 litres of the GM years cells to make one dose of painkiller.

    Yeast cells genetically modified to create morphine-like painkiller

    Researchers say new biological manufacturing method using modified yeast instead of opium poppies could slash both manufacturing time and cost

July 2015

  • Professor Alex Seifalian

    The material world
    How laboratory-grown organs will transform our lives

    With people living longer than ever, being able to replace bits of the human body as they wear out has become a new frontier in medicine

May 2015

  • Vanilla ice cream

    Sustainable food
    Creators defend vanilla flavour made using synthetic biology

  • Metabolic monitoring implant

    Rethinking prosperity
    Can biotech provide the magic formula for the green economy?

January 2015

  • Chemical droplet on a lawn of sporulating Streptomyces. Synthetic biologists use streptomyces species to stimulate antimicrobial production.

    Political science
    UK Synthetic Biology Centres tasked with addressing public concerns

  • E coli bacteria under an electronic microscope

    Science Weekly
    What are the risks of DIY synthetic biology? – Science Weekly podcast

August 2014

  • guinea pig. Image shot 06/2012. Exact date unknown.

    How tech could spell the end of animals in drugs testing

    We are in a pharmaceutical ice age. But new computer modelling and bioengineering techniques could revitalise the industry, reports Mark Piesing

July 2014

  • Is synthetic biology just like brewing?

    Political science
    What-Syn-a-Name?

    Synthetic biology is attracting attention from both scientists and regulators. But there is little agreement on what it is. Can we find a road out of synthetic biology’s definitional quagmire?

May 2014

  • World's first synthetic burger

    Science Weekly
    Science Weekly podcast: the synthetic biology revolution

    Alok Jha meets scientists and artists working at the cutting edge of the rapidly growing field of synthetic biology, which aims to reshape the very fabric of life

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