My ‘Natural’ Hairdresser Uses Synthetic Chemicals. Can I Leave a Bad Review?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on responding to a small-business owner’s misleading claims.
Synthetic cells emulate natural cellular communication
A research team from the University of Basel has managed to synthesize simple, environmentally sensitive cells complete with artificial organelles.… Read More »Synthetic cells emulate natural cellular communication
Synthetic genes designed to mimic how cells build tissues and structures
Researchers at UCLA’s Samueli School of Engineering and the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy have developed synthetic genes… Read More »Synthetic genes designed to mimic how cells build tissues and structures
Team designs new enzyme to produce synthetic genetic material
A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has designed an efficient new enzyme that can produce a… Read More »Team designs new enzyme to produce synthetic genetic material
Synthetic Data Is a Dangerous Teacher
In April 2022, when Dall-E, a text-to-image visio-linguistic model, was released, it purportedly attracted over a million users within the… Read More »Synthetic Data Is a Dangerous Teacher
Betterdata uses synthetic data to keep real data safe
better data, a Singapore-based startup that uses programmable synthetic data to keep real data safe, announced today that it has… Read More »Betterdata uses synthetic data to keep real data safe