Grow by Ginkgo

Relationships—among molecules, cells, creatures—tend to be described in terms of how one 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑠 another. Are there better alternatives to this "control language" used so ubiquitously across molecular biology? We kick off The Networks Issue with Colorado State University's Erika Szymanski, DTU - Technical University of Denmark's Joshua Evans, and Arizona State University's Emma Frow, who offer three alternatives to control that emerge in their respective research: participation, interest, and care. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/dsTRv_iC

It's Monday. Time to put the FUN in fungi 🍄 Christina Agapakis speaks with Eben Bayer about scaling his mycelium company. How does he, after over a decade of running Ecovative - the mycelium technology company, think about the tension between scale and growth, capitalism and sustainability? https://lnkd.in/gpYgnaZc

You've worked hard this week. You deserve a story about cats. https://lnkd.in/g5aiMXrp Niranjana Rajalakshmi writes about a new possibility for animal control: non-invasive neutering based on gene therapy. Complemented by purrfect photos from Jackie Russo.

How an out-of-the-box approach to insulin could provide a new option for people living with diabetes and add a fierce competitor to the largely monopolized insulin industry. The latest from Grow, written by McKenzie Prillaman: https://lnkd.in/dBR-7edX

Artificial intelligence has matured in parallel with biology for decades. If you ask Profluent Bio's Ali Madani and Enveda Biosciences' Viswa Colluru, the two fields will transform how we discover drugs and treat disease. Find out more in our latest story! https://lnkd.in/eMNE3kic

AI is helping us create languages out of proteins and other molecules. Our very own Christina Agapakis speaks with Profluent Bio's Ali Madani and Enveda Biosciences' Viswa Colluru, PhD about how this will shape the medicine of the future. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/eMNE3kic

As synthetic biology barrels forward, its biosafety counterparts must keep up. We hope you'll enjoy our latest piece written by Claire Hendershot, with stunning photography by Pelle Cass: https://lnkd.in/g8ziS32r

Scientists seek solutions for turning strange worlds, like Mars, into places where future explorers could confidently settle. Could the solution lie with microbes sent to distant destinations in preparation for our arrival? Our latest, by Tatyana Woodall: https://lnkd.in/gaGsgP7b

Sending our biggest congratulations to the Nobel Prize laureates! Katalin Karikó was recently featured in our story about the future of mRNA drugs — we hope you'll give it a read! https://lnkd.in/gFVhY-9A