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The Promise of Ginkgo Bioworks and Synthetic Biology
1:08:14 - 1:16:00 (07:45)
Ginkgo Bioworks promises to make biology programmable and enable the engineering of microbes which opens a universe of possibilities, including reducing fertilizer use, and having a huge effect on greenhouse gases resulting from agriculture. The ability to engineer microbes is just the beginning of what could happen in the next few years in the field of synthetic biology.
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Ginkgo Bioworks and Zymergen, two synthetic biology platform companies, are going public via SPACs at multi-billion-dollar market caps with low revenues, signaling a significant moment for the field of synthetic biology.
1:08:14 - 1:11:31 (03:17)
Summary
Ginkgo Bioworks and Zymergen, two synthetic biology platform companies, are going public via SPACs at multi-billion-dollar market caps with low revenues, signaling a significant moment for the field of synthetic biology.
ChapterThe Promise of Ginkgo Bioworks and Synthetic Biology
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Pivot Bio has developed a clean alternative to synthetic nitrogen fertilizer, which could reduce fertilizer use and have a huge impact on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.
1:11:31 - 1:16:00 (04:28)
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Pivot Bio has developed a clean alternative to synthetic nitrogen fertilizer, which could reduce fertilizer use and have a huge impact on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. Microbial engineering has the potential to create self-replicating systems that can produce certain cells or produce new ways to pull nitrogen from the air.