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Grow Magazine

Grow Magazine

A magazine that tells the unfolding story of synthetic biology

Grow Magazine

A magazine that tells the unfolding story of synthetic biology

Grow Magazine

A magazine that tells the unfolding story of synthetic biology

Grow Magazine

A magazine that tells the unfolding story of synthetic biology

Designing with nature is full of endless possibilities and complexities. Grow Magazine seeks to tell creative stories that reflect our wonder for synthetic biology.
Designing with nature is full of endless possibilities and complexities. Grow Magazine seeks to tell creative stories that reflect our wonder for synthetic biology.
Designing with nature is full of endless possibilities and complexities. Grow Magazine seeks to tell creative stories that reflect our wonder for synthetic biology.
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What is synthetic biology? Biology runs on digital code in the form of DNA, made up of A’s, T’s, C’s, and G’s, and we can read and write it to program cells. This allows synthetic biologists to reimagine the possibilities of living things, from bacteria that fight cancer to rewilding whole ecosystems. What can biology do? What might it do? What does this mean for our relationship with technology and the world around us?

Grow is a space to highlight current endeavors, investigate neglected histories, and imagine collective biological futures. We publish digitally every month and in print once a year. The latest Grow issue explores the theme of Equity and asks: How has biology contributed to inequities in our society? How could our field contribute to a fairer world in the future? We explore all of this and more in our most important issue yet. Spreads for Grow Magazine: The Equity Issue are below.

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What is synthetic biology? Biology runs on digital code in the form of DNA, made up of A’s, T’s, C’s, and G’s, and we can read and write it to program cells. This allows synthetic biologists to reimagine the possibilities of living things, from bacteria that fight cancer to rewilding whole ecosystems. What can biology do? What might it do? What does this mean for our relationship with technology and the world around us?

Grow is a space to highlight current endeavors, investigate neglected histories, and imagine collective biological futures. We publish digitally every month and in print once a year. The latest Grow issue explores the theme of Equity and asks: How has biology contributed to inequities in our society? How could our field contribute to a fairer world in the future? We explore all of this and more in our most important issue yet. Spreads for Grow Magazine: The Equity Issue are below.

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What is synthetic biology? Biology runs on digital code in the form of DNA, made up of A’s, T’s, C’s, and G’s, and we can read and write it to program cells. This allows synthetic biologists to reimagine the possibilities of living things, from bacteria that fight cancer to rewilding whole ecosystems. What can biology do? What might it do? What does this mean for our relationship with technology and the world around us?

Grow is a space to highlight current endeavors, investigate neglected histories, and imagine collective biological futures. We publish digitally every month and in print once a year. The latest Grow issue explores the theme of Equity and asks: How has biology contributed to inequities in our society? How could our field contribute to a fairer world in the future? We explore all of this and more in our most important issue yet. Spreads for Grow Magazine: The Equity Issue are below.

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Grow Magazine issue 3 open to a spread of a story titled The Black Box Breakers.
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The Black Box Breakers
Grow Magazine issue 3 open to a spread of a story titled The Black Box Breakers.

Kavin Senapathy interrogates the history of biomedical racism, and profiles a few scientists trying to understand the specific ways it harms communities of color today. Illustrations by Arsh Raziuddin.

Kavin Senapathy interrogates the history of biomedical racism, and profiles a few scientists trying to understand the specific ways it harms communities of color today. Illustrations by Arsh Raziuddin.

Grow Magazine issue 3 open to a spread of a story titled A Feeling for the Organism.
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A Feeling for the Organism
Grow Magazine issue 3 open to a spread of a story titled A Feeling for the Organism.

Claire L. Evans meditates on what it means to have a feminist biology practice and how to collaborate with—rather than dominate—model organisms. Illustrations by Debora Cruchon Cheyenne.

Claire L. Evans meditates on what it means to have a feminist biology practice and how to collaborate with—rather than dominate—model organisms. Illustrations by Debora Cruchon Cheyenne.

Grow Magazine issue 3 open to a spread of a story titled The Phantom Flower.
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The Phantom Flower
Grow Magazine issue 3 open to a spread of a story titled The Phantom Flower.

Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu tells the mysterious story of a South African flower that lies buried under several layers of colonial agriculture and may soon rear its head for the first time in at least a half century. Illustrations by Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg.

Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu tells the mysterious story of a South African flower that lies buried under several layers of colonial agriculture and may soon rear its head for the first time in at least a half century. Illustrations by Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg.

Grow Magazine issue 3 open to a spread of a story titled Mother Nature, Shareholder.
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How to build more equitable companies
Grow Magazine issue 3 open to a spread of a story titled Mother Nature, Shareholder.

Nathan Schneider and Phoebe Tickell offer an overview of more equitable forms of company governance, in conversation with Grow editor and Ginkgo Bioworks creative director Christina Agapakis. Illustrations by Nina Garcia.

Nathan Schneider and Phoebe Tickell offer an overview of more equitable forms of company governance, in conversation with Grow editor and Ginkgo Bioworks creative director Christina Agapakis. Illustrations by Nina Garcia.

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The past two years have shown us the high cost of the inequities in the bio-sciences: biomedical racism manifesting in vastly disparate health outcomes, and a widespread suspicion of biotechnological innovation. The stories in the latest issue of Grow trace where these inequities come from, how they manifest today, and what we can do to overturn them. Our authors also explore the other side of equity—shares in a corporation—and how the companies we work for can perpetuate social inequality. Featuring a diverse cast of writers and illustrators, a coloring book page, and a sticker sheet from Two Photon Art, Grow Issue 3 is an 140 page coptic-bound publication offering a glimpse into a more equitable world, one that all of us have a stake in. You can get your own copy by pay what you can for it at growbyginkgo.com.

The past two years have shown us the high cost of the inequities in the bio-sciences: biomedical racism manifesting in vastly disparate health outcomes, and a widespread suspicion of biotechnological innovation. The stories in the latest issue of Grow trace where these inequities come from, how they manifest today, and what we can do to overturn them. Our authors also explore the other side of equity—shares in a corporation—and how the companies we work for can perpetuate social inequality. Featuring a diverse cast of writers and illustrators, a coloring book page, and a sticker sheet from Two Photon Art, Grow Issue 3 is an 140 page coptic-bound publication offering a glimpse into a more equitable world, one that all of us have a stake in. You can get your own copy by pay what you can for it at growbyginkgo.com.

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Executive Editor: Christina Agapakis; Art Director: Grace Chuang; Senior Editor: Leon Dische Becker; Assistant Editor: Alexa Garcia; Published by Ginkgo Bioworks; Edited by Massive Science.

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Executive Editor: Christina Agapakis; Art Director: Grace Chuang; Senior Editor: Leon Dische Becker; Assistant Editor: Alexa Garcia; Published by Ginkgo Bioworks; Edited by Massive Science.

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