Synthetic Biology

Richard Fox discusses overcoming barriers to progress in synthetic biology and biomanufacturing, looks at where the next wave of innovation will come from, and more.

Find out how Leproust entered the field of synthetic biology and learn more about the areas where she sees the greatest potential for improving human lives.

Hear from MIT’s Cullen Buie about his research and where he sees exceptional potential for synthetic biology.

Hear what Gözde has to say about the future of plant genetic engineering, and learn what she’ll be speaking about at SEED.

In addition to this month’s bioengineering special section, learn from the 2021 Texas power outages, get best practices for custom calculations, and much more.

Learn what Ridaura of the Gates Foundation will speak about at the conference and hear about some of the new technologies affecting her work.

Learn about how DNA printers work and how they are poised to revolutionize synthetic biology.

Hear Adam's perspective on the vast possibilities and opportunities presented by synthetic biology — his explanation of the potential is bound to leave you in awe.

Learn about the work Synlogic is doing to develop synthetic biotics to treat diseases by harnessing engineered bacteria to carry out therapeutic tasks in a patient's body.

Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) helps to accelerate the growth of synthetic biology by supporting projects in the field that align with its mission.

James Collins is one of the founders of the field of synthetic biology and will be speaking at the upcoming 2021 Synthetic Biology: Engineering, Evolution & Design (SEED) Conference.

Synthetic biology, and particularly advances in metabolic engineering, show strong promise for personalized therapeutics, sustainable biofuels and textiles, animal-free meat, and many new and sustainable products.

Learn how numerous fields are coming together in pursuit of regenerative engineering solutions, and understand the field's special challenges.

Chang Liu of UC Irvine shares his views on the the top trends in synthetic biology and tells us about his upcoming talk at SEED.

Ginkgo Bioworks cofounder Reshma Shetty discusses her upcoming keynote on biological design at SEED 2019.

Suddenly, synthetic biology is being discussed a lot beyond the walls of academia and the pages of scientific journals. Today, it abounds in the mainstream press.

As part of our celebration of AIChE's 110th year, Ashty Karim, a Ph.D student at Northwestern University, shares his predictions for chemical engineering's next 25 years.

Take a look at the advantages, drawbacks, and future of CRISPR-Cas9, which has transformed synthetic bioengineering.

ChEnected sat down with Christophe to talk about the future direction of metabolic engineering.

Because synthetic biology can tackle specific mammalian cell behavior, it can be used to enable therapies that are specific to a patient.

Technique allows for the observation of how cells and molecules react in their natural environment, presenting possibilities for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications.

The failure rate for new drugs and therapies under development exceeds 95%.

This month: a special feature on becoming a better writer, which anyone can read in full online.

This month, CEP features a Society of Biological Engineering supplement that delves into synthetic biology. The issue also takes a close look at drug-delivery nanoparticles, among many other biological and chemical engineering topics.

Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a biological nanowire that could help make nanoelectronics greener.

Forty healthy volunteers will undergo phase I clinical testing of a Zika DNA vaccine in a few weeks.