Research Articles
Brewing Better: How Synthetic Biology is Reinventing the Factory
Explore how synthetic biology is creating microscopic factories in cells to produce medicines, fuels, and materials sustainably.
The Expanded Central Dogma: How Synthetic Biology is Rewriting the Code of Life
Explore how synthetic biology is expanding the Central Dogma through genome resynthesis, orthogonal biosystems, and synthetic genetics to revolutionize medicine and biotechnology.
Synthetic Biology: Creating the Future While Ensuring Safety
Explore the latest advances in synthetic biology and how governments are regulating this rapidly developing field that promises to revolutionize medicine, energy, and ecology.
The Cellular Compass: Engineering Life to Navigate an Uncertain World
Exploring how engineered cells can adapt to unpredictable environments through knowledge, context, and process innovations in synthetic biology.
Synthetic Biology in the Brain: A Vision of Organic Robots
Exploring the frontier of synthetic biology in robotics where scientists fuse neurons with circuits to create adaptive biological networks.
Synthetic Biology Meets Toxicology: Reprogramming Nature's Detox Machines for Safer Futures
Exploring how synthetic biology is revolutionizing toxicology through engineered cytochrome P450 systems for drug safety, pollution cleanup, and real-time toxicity monitoring.
Decoding Life's Blueprint: How IWBDA 2012 Engineered Biology's Digital Revolution
Exploring the breakthroughs from IWBDA 2012 that shaped synthetic biology's future through bio-design automation.
The Gas Gourmets: How Nottingham's Bacteria Banquet Turns Pollution into Products
Discover how Nottingham's Synthetic Biology Research Centre engineers bacteria to convert greenhouse gases into valuable chemicals, creating a sustainable carbon-circular future.
Engineers of Life? A Critical Examination of the Concept of Life in the Debate on Synthetic Biology
Exploring how synthetic biology is forcing scientists and society to confront and redefine what it means to be alive through groundbreaking experiments and ethical debates.
Shaping Tomorrow's Bio-Engineers: How Teens Learn to Navigate Synthetic Biology's Ethical Maze
Exploring how high school students are learning to navigate the ethical challenges of synthetic biology through innovative educational programs.