Note: This article presents an even-handed exposition of the synthetic biology industry’s effort to sell a lot of sizzle, while its steak isn’t quite cooked. One of the most striking points we find here is a clear picture of the frighteningly reductionist — even myopic — view of some of the field’s researchers. Assistant Professor Tim Lu, for example, calls the complexity of life “almost irrational” and found it surprising that the mechanical processes of [More]
Mar 052013