The rise of artificial biological intelligence
From Cool Science Radio by Lynn Ware Peek, Scott Greenberg
March 19, 2026 · 28 min
About this episode
Geneticist Adrian Woolfson discusses the intersection of artificial intelligence and synthetic genomics in designing genomes.
Geneticist Adrian Woolfson discusses how artificial intelligence and synthetic genomics are making it possible to design entire genomes from scratch — a shift he calls artificial biological intelligence.
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Guest: Adrian Woolfson
Topics covered
- artificial intelligence
- synthetic genomics
- genomes
- biological intelligence
Keywords
- genetic engineering
- AI
- genomic design
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