In Washington, DC, Xian-en Zhang, Director General, Basic Research Department, China Ministry of Science and Technology, stated that the People’s Republic of China is seeking to position itself as a ...

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) expanded its synthetic biology operations with the opening of a new 25,000 ft 2 site in Coralville, IA. The two-story building will be dedicated to the manufacturing ...

In today’s rapidly evolving scientific landscape, eliminating barriers to progress is more critical than ever. Precision medicine and targeted therapies hold great promise but are dependent on the ...

Synthetic muscle proteins developed at Washington University could revolutionize medical implants, textiles, and smart materials.

Natural muscle fibers are made up of spring-like proteins that can contract and stretch without losing their original form, dissipate mechanical energy as heat and maintain incredible tensile strength ...

A research team led by the University of Waterloo is developing a novel tool to treat cancer by engineering hungry bacteria to literally eat tumors from the inside out. "Bacteria spores enter the ...

Carolus Vitalis grew up in a small town in Chile—a town so small it doesn’t appear on any maps. Now he’s at the forefront of a large, impactful discussion: the pros and cons of artificial intelligence ...

A paper by Northwestern University researchers outlines a new framework for teaching synthetic biologists that focuses on societal problems first and how they could be addressed. Synthetic biologists ...

The combination of AI and synthetic biology could lead to the creation of novel organisms with unintended and potentially harmful consequences. The democratization of genetic engineering through ...

report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Although some malicious applications of synthetic biology may not seem plausible right now, they could become achievable with ...