I wouldn’t say synthetic biology itself has been a bust. It’s had lots of success in pharma (look at CAR-T, engineered antibodies, gene therapies, etc.) It’s more like, “using synthetic biology to compete with low-margin petrochemicals” has been a bust.
I’m similarly pessimistic about meat produced in cell culture. It’s very hard to compete on price with factory farming. (Stuff like Beyond / Impossible has better prospects though.)
I wouldn’t say synthetic biology itself has been a bust. It’s had lots of success in pharma (look at CAR-T, engineered antibodies, gene therapies, etc.) It’s more like, “using synthetic biology to compete with low-margin petrochemicals” has been a bust.
I’m similarly pessimistic about meat produced in cell culture. It’s very hard to compete on price with factory farming. (Stuff like Beyond / Impossible has better prospects though.)
agreed