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Collins: The 21st century will be the century of synthetic biology
“I think in many ways this century is going to be the century of biology, and really to put point on it, I think it's going to be the century of synthetic biology”
Collins: Combining synthetic biology, directed evolution, and ML is the future
“I think the marriage of direct evolution with synthetic biology really is also the future, coupled to machine learning.”
Collins: Synthetic bio will drive carbon capture and coral restoration within a decade
“I think climate is really just beginning to excite the community and broadly environmental issues on two counts. One is in what way could we use algae and other organisms to pull more carbon out of the atmosphere? Can we help reverse the trend on using biology…”