How Machine Learning Made Hops-Free Hoppy Beer (and Other SynBio Wonders) Possible

Synthetic biology is like a reality-altering version of Minecraft. Rather than digital blocks, synthetic biology rejiggers the basic building blocks of life--DNA, proteins, biochemical circuits--to rewire living organisms or even build entirely new ones. In theory, the sky's the limit on rewriting life: lab-grown meat that tastes like the real thing with far less impact […]