The Download: engineered microbes for crops, and OpenAI’s culture problem Startup Switch Bioworks is taking a new approach: using a genetic switch that allows microbes to establish themselves and grow…
How engineered microbes could help feed the world’s crops Humans have used biological fertilizers like manure for thousands of years, and companies have long been developing microbial fertilizers, including…
Why worms (and microbes) are catching on as a manure pollution solution “I think we’re going to enable a larger-scale use and adoption of it that could be meaningful to agriculture,” he…
