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How to really deliver on science for the public good
Scientists and research bodies routinely promise their work will benefit humanity. But new research from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology argues that it often fails to deliver...
Palm Oil Without the Palm
How one confronting film inspired a biotech startup to tackle a problem devastating the world’s rainforest By Joshua Gliddon Palm oil is everywhere. It’s a common ingredient in everything from...
Between Worlds
How one researcher is translating synthetic biology's promise -- and risks -- for the people who need to govern it By Dr Thom Dixon In 2025, I spent much of...
There’s more to risk than numbers
Synthetic biology has many potential benefits across sectors ranging from health to climate change. But we must have the tools to anticipate, assess and manage its potential risks. Traditional risk...
CoESB 2025 Annual Workshop for Capabilities 2 and 3
Last month the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology Ethics node at Macquarie University hosted the CoESB 2025 Annual Workshop for Capabilities 2: Industrial Translation and 3: Social Dimensions....
Seeding tomorrow’s synthetic biology frontiers
Visionary projects explore technological, ecological and societal domains Twelve seed fund grants have been awarded for 2025, giving a boost to research as varied as horizontal gene transfer for crop...
Indo-Pacific Report on Synthetic Biology Governance Addresses Global Gaps
The urgency of addressing ethical and regulatory concerns through a global lens has been highlighted at the launch of a groundbreaking report on synthetic biology in the Indo-Pacific. Ethical Frameworks...