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"What's next: "We're still in the Apple II days of programming biology," said Pande.
https://www.axios.com/synthetic-biology-enginereing-ef7f3ddf-f3d1-4323-8a0a-d60e02b71b70.html
- But that is changing — both DNA sequencing and synthesis are now accelerating faster than computing power.
- Add machine learning to the mix, and the speed will only increase. In a paper published in Nature Communications last week, researchers found algorithms were able to predict how changes in a cell's DNA would affect its behavior and make recommendations for future biological engineering cycles.
- That could accelerate everything from the discovery of new drugs to the development of lab-grown meat, as computers help synthetic biologists truly program life like their counterparts already program computers.
- Synthetic biologists also have to overcome an ingrained public suspicion of modifying nature.
- A global Pew Research survey released this week found larger shares of the public believe genetically modified foods are unsafe to eat than those who believe they are safe to eat.
https://www.axios.com/synthetic-biology-enginereing-ef7f3ddf-f3d1-4323-8a0a-d60e02b71b70.html