How Dr Selina Cao is redesigning Australia’s approach to synthetic biology commercialisation Dr Selina Cao stands before a room full of synthetic biologists, social scientists and international experts at the...
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...
The global bioeconomy is currently worth $US4 trillion, a number that’s expected to grow to $US30 trillion by 2040, which would represent a third of total global economic value. Australia...
Australian innovator MicroBioGen has significantly expanded its Sydney research facilities with a multi-million-dollar investment that signals growing confidence in the domestic synthetic biology sector. The company now occupies the entire...
In a bold step toward a cleaner, more sustainable future, scientists at the University of Newcastle are transforming humble blue-green algae into a powerful engine for green industry using synthetic...
‘As a postdoc, it’s easy to feel confined to our labs or desks,’ says Dr Selina Cao, one of four Centre representatives at this year’s Science Meets Parliament, Australia’s premier...
A new joint facility with the most advanced cell sorter and microbioreactor platforms in Australia will open in Southeast Queensland The Advanced Microbial Phenotyping (AMP) facility, jointly hosted by the...