This Synthetic DNA Factory Is Building New Forms of Life

In this DNA factory, organism engineers are using robots and automation to build completely new forms of life. »Subscribe to Seeker! »Watch more Focal Point | Ginkgo Bioworks, a Boston company specializing in “engineering custom organisms,” aims to reinvent manufacturing, agriculture, biodesign, and more. Biologists, software engineers, and automated robots are working side by side to accelerate the speed of nature by taking synthetic DNA, remixing it, and programming microbes, turning custom organisms into mini-factories that could one day pump out new foods, fuels, and medicines.