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First synthetic yeast genome completed with last synthetic chromosome

News Jan 23, 2025

First synthetic yeast genome completed with last synthetic chromosome

Synthetic biologists have completed the construction of the final chromosome in the first synthetic yeast genome.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read

Security Experts Sound Alarm: AI Could Engineer the Next Pandemic, Warns Major Report

Mindbytes Dec 5, 2025

Security Experts Sound Alarm: AI Could Engineer the Next Pandemic, Warns Major Report

A new report warns AI is lowering barriers to creating bioweapons. Experts simulating a pandemic with 60M deaths urge global action on this emerging security threat.

Linsey Smith 1 min read