If Biology Becomes Programmable?

If Biology Becomes Programmable?

From Rise by 90.3 WHPC

June 10, 2026 · 29 min

About this episode

Dr. Saran Heron interviews Dr. Adrian Woolfson about synthetic genome design and the implications of programmable biology for the future of science.

Dr. Saran Heron talks with Dr. Adrian Woolfson, the co-founder of Genyro, a California-based biotechnology company specializing in synthetic genome design and construction. He studied medicine at Balliol College, Oxford. He will share about how to synthetic genome and construction, and discuss biology being programmable and share what this may mean for the future of science!

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Saran Heron

Guest: Dr. Adrian Woolfson

Topics covered

  • biotechnology
  • synthetic genome
  • programmable biology
  • future of science
  • genome design

Keywords

  • synthetic genome
  • biotechnology
  • programmable biology
  • genome construction
  • future of science

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Genyro

Places: California, Balliol College, Oxford

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