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Synthetic biology lures Silicon Valley investors
- cryoshon 11y agoIt's interesting to consider what synthetic biology actually is in comparison to what investors think it is. The term is sexy, and the reality of it can be, too-- but only with advanced scientific understanding, which investors absolutely never (and I do mean never) have. I'd give "synthetic biology" a lifetime of two more years as a buzzword. I work at a synthetic biology company, and largely the term is ill-defined even here. We make constructs that as a whole are not in nature, yet the separate pieces are more or less unchanged from their natural counterparts. Is this actually synthetic, or merely grafting of odd bits together for a new purpose?