"We’ll design every human on a computer and make poop smell like bananas"

http://www.gmwatch.org/index.php/news/archive/2014/15736-we-ll-
design-every-human-on-a-computer-and-make-poop-smell-like-bananas

01 November 2014.

Synthetic biology tries to recharacterise living organisms as engineerable

Item 1 below is the script of a clear and watchable new video explaining what synthetic biology is and how it's being used.

Item 2 – "We’ll design every human on a computer and make poop smell like bananas" – gives a glimpse into the insanity that drives some sectors of the synthetic biology boom.

EXCERPT (item 1): According to SynBio companies, their products are already in soft drinks, soaps, face creams and washing detergents. They are unregulated, unlabelled and under the radar of public awareness.

1. What is synthetic biology?
2. Cambrian Genomics CEO: We’ll design every human on a computer and make poop smell like bananas

1. What is synthetic biology?

BioEconomics Media Project and ETC Group
SynBioWatch, 29 Oct 2014
http://www.synbiowatch.org/2014/10/synthetic_biology_explained/
[Video at link above]

2. Cambrian Genomics CEO: We’ll design every human on a computer and make poop smell like bananas

venturebeat.com, 29 Oct 2014
http://venturebeat.com/2014/10/29/cambrian-genomics-ceo-were-going-to-design-every-human-on-a-computer-and-make-your-poop-smell-like-bananas/