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David Kirk

Drug Development
The Supercomputer Breaking Online Gaming Records and Modeling COVID-19
The Hadean Platform, a distributed computing platform, streamlines running applications via cloud by removing excessive middleware and helping scale the process – a journey that has taken them from the world of gaming to the modeling a pandemic.
August 25, 2020
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David Kirk
Business
Investing in Synthetic Biology: a View from Synbio Markets
Synthetic biology – an engineering approach to biological science– is gaining traction in biotechnology worldwide.
January 8, 2020
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5 min read
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David Kirk
Business
Getting the Most from Biotech: Precision Engineering and Partnership
“We are Earth’s Tech Support,” declared Randall Kirk, Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and former CEO of Intrexon. His company is one of the biggest developers of synthetic biology (or engineering biology) applications in therapeutics, agriculture and chemicals.
January 2, 2020
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6 min read
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David Kirk
Current Trends in Synthetic Biology
Several trends have emerged in synthetic biology since the field developed nearly 20 years ago. In that time, some technologies have crystallized and developed into key trends that crop up time again within synthetic biology conversations.
December 4, 2019
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David Kirk
How Computer-Aided Biology is Revolutionizing Biotech
A direct result of using better technology leads to an increase in high quality data gathered.
November 20, 2019
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David Kirk
Is DNA the Data Storage of the Future?
DNA is structurally suited to storing information for extended periods of time, given its half-life of 521 years.
November 13, 2019
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4 min read
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David Kirk
How Prime Solves CRISPR’s Big Problem
The recent announcement of CRISPR Prime, a novel version of the system, addresses the targeting problem and brings CRISPR-based therapy one step closer to reality.
November 6, 2019
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David Kirk
Carbon Capture Turns Pollution into Production
Carbon capture is becoming a major pillar in developing a sustainable bioeconomy, and companies want to partner with the major emitters of waste gas to turn their costly pollution into a valued product.
October 30, 2019
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David Kirk
Resurgence of Algae in Biotech: From Fuels to Foods
Because algae can grow simply on carbon dioxide and light, they are attractive to companies looking at generating protein from greenhouse gases.
October 23, 2019
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David Kirk
World's first cultured hamburger (2013)
Biotech Bay
The Challenge of Cultured Meat
Aleph Farms announced last week they 3D printed a small piece of muscle tissue on the International Space Station. The success of this miniature steak highlights the key advantage of cultivated meat: you can make it anywhere.
October 11, 2019
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David Kirk
De-Bottlenecking Molecular Biology
Enzymatic DNA synthesis may be a still some way off, however the route to overcoming the DNA synthesis bottleneck is clearer than ever.
October 8, 2019
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David Kirk