Synthetic biology
Engineering organisms and cells to make medicines, materials, food and fuels.
- WikiBioMADEBioMADE is the US Manufacturing USA institute for bioindustrial manufacturing, building shared pilot and demonstration fermentation plants.Updated
- WikiCell-free protein synthesisCell-free systems express genes in a tube using extracted cellular machinery. Yields, uses in circuit prototyping and on-demand production, and 2026 funding.Updated
- WikiDNA synthesis order screeningSynthesis providers screen DNA orders and verify customers. How the US framework works, the free Common Mechanism tool, and where it falls short.Updated
- WikiEnzymatic DNA synthesisEnzymatic DNA synthesis uses polymerases instead of phosphoramidite chemistry to write DNA. Its length claims, pricing and 2026 commercial status.Updated
- WikiGinkgo BioworksGinkgo Bioworks sells cell engineering services, lab automation and datasets. Its 2026 finances, restructuring and pivot to automation and government work.Updated
- WikiJCVI minimal cell (syn3.0 and syn3A)The JCVI minimal cell is a bacterium stripped to roughly 473 genes. What syn3.0 and syn3A are, what they are used for, and what remains unexplained.Updated
- WikiPrecision fermentationPrecision fermentation uses engineered microbes to brew specific proteins such as egg and dairy proteins. Approval routes and the 2026 capacity limit.Updated
- WikiSynthetic yeast genome project (Sc2.0)Sc2.0 is the international effort to build a redesigned yeast genome. Its final chromosome synXVI, the debugging methods it created, and what comes next.Updated
- WikiTwist BioscienceTwist Bioscience makes synthetic genes and DNA libraries at industrial scale. Its 2026 revenue, gene volumes and role in the synthetic biology supply chain.Updated
- AnalysisWhy biomanufacturing still fails at scale-upEngineered strains work in flasks and stall at industrial scale. The evidence on capacity, public plants and platform business models as of October 2026.Updated
- AnalysisThe DNA synthesis screening policy debateShould synthesis screening be a funding condition, a statutory rule or an industry norm? The evidence and the competing positions as of October 2026.Updated
- ExplainerHow biomanufacturing worksFrom engineered strain to shipping product: fermenters, scale-up steps, and why pilot-plant capacity is the bottleneck for biomanufacturing in 2026.Updated
- ExplainerHow DNA synthesis and assembly workSynthetic biology starts by writing DNA. How oligos, genes and whole chromosomes are made and stitched together, and what limits length and cost.Updated
- ExplainerHow genetic circuits workGenetic circuits make cells compute: sensors, logic and output genes built from DNA parts. How they are designed and how 2026 changed the method.Updated