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Close-up image of gold-coloured threads. Honeybee silk, produced through a synthetic biology process created at CSIRO that allows industrial volume silk production at room temperature using sustainable resources. Source: CSIRO

Bio-based materials symposium attracts global online audience

How could bio-based materials, created from synthetic biology, benefit industries such as defence, health, and industrial biotechnology? Can we unlock this manufacturing capability in Australia?

Photo of human colorectal cancer cells treated with a drug therapy.

Article: Realizing the potential of synthetic biology to help people and the planet

Dr Claudia Vickers contributed to an article published as part of the Global Technology Governance Summit run by the World Economic Forum in April 2021.