This one's a joyride. Flo catches Adrian Woolfson, CEO and co-founder of Genyro, and his co-founder Kaihang Wang at SynBioBeta for a conversation that starts with genome writing and ends somewhere between Doctor Who and a custom unicorn order form. Along the way, the two break down how bringing the humble "page number" from publishing into DNA assembly made their process a million times more accurate, why that could shrink personalized cancer vaccines from months to days, and how one of their collaborators built the first-ever computer-designed new species — biology's own "Wright Brothers moment." It's big ideas — DNA as a programmable material, storing your entire photo library in a strand of genetic code, redesigning crops for a hotter planet — delivered with a ton of laughs and genuine, can't-help-it enthusiasm. But it's not all fun and games: Adrian and Kaihang are clear-eyed about the responsibility that comes with this power, making the case that this technology must be used safely and ethically, with real reverence for preserving the nature we're learning to rewrite. Come for the science, stay for the unicorn with wings. Talk BIO to me!
