Life
The world in 2076: Human-made life forms walk the earth
Synthetic life is well within our capabilities – but creating a free-living, independently evolving life form also comes with huge risks
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Humans
The world in 2076: Genetically engineered people are everywhere
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Life
Lightbulb made of modified E. coli fuses biology and electronics
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Technology
What can we 3D print? Everything! Here are 8 awesome examples
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Earth
Let’s harness synthetic biology to fix our broken planet
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Technology
Plastic flower blooms thanks to its own internal molecular clock
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Physics
Send secret messages hidden in the DNA of bacterial spores
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Humans
We are gods of the future – but what will we do?
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Life
Fluorescent jellyfish proteins light up unconventional laser
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Health
We’re on the cusp of a gene editing revolution, are we ready?
Beware the backlash, if fast-moving technologies for editing rogue genes outpace public acceptance
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Technology
Watch a cyborg stingray made of rat heart cells swim using light
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Health
Blogging cells tell their stories using CRISPR gene editing
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Health
Glowing 4D-printed flowers could pave way for replacement organs
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Biowar – Good for Business?
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