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The next software revolution: programming biological cells | Sara-Jane Dunn

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Programmable Immune Systems - The Future of Living Systems

Imagine programmable immunity, designing and harnessing molecular devices that guide your immune system. Or even programming crops to be perennial rather than annual so you could double your crop yields each year. This would transform medicine and how we'll keep our growing and aging population healthy. We already have many of the tools that will make living software a reality but figuring out how and when to wield these tools is still a process of trial and error.

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