Synthetic biology is among the most hyped research topics this century, and in 2010 it entered its teenage years. But rather than these being a problematic time, we’ve seen synthetic biology blossom and deliver many new technologies and landmark achievements.

In 2020 synthetic biology turned 20 years old. It’s first decade saw some impressive research papers, lots of visionary thinking and unprecedented excitement, but its second decade—from 2010 to 2020—was when the hype really needed to be replaced by some real achievements. So how has it done?

Online course where you can teach yourself how to use a sliderule.

One day.... One day...

An article exploring, in some part, the idea that science works as well as it does because failure is a feature and is (or should be) embraced.

I wish software development would do this more too.

"Or, what I learned while studying apoptosis"

Amusing paper talking about how biologists approach problems, or something.