Benefits & Risks of Biotechnology - FLI. Introductory post with link list.

Regenesis: How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves - George Church. An optimistic outlook into biotechnology’s promises by one of the pioneers of the field. 

Liberation Biology: The Scientific and Moral Case for the Biotech Revolution - Ronald Bailey. A moral argument in favor of advancing biotechnology.

Life As It Could Be: Astrobiology, Synthetic Biology, and the Future of Life - Library of Congress. A longish but interesting live stream of a synbio conference giving a good overview of the state of the art in the field. 

CRISPR - Kurzgesagt. Illustrative explainer video on CRISPR and designer babies.

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