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Synthetic Cells, Mirror Life, and the Future of Engineered Biology — with Emma Frow

Podcast: Modem Futura
Published: Jun 9, 2026
Duration seconds: 3406
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Summary

Synthetic biologist and governance researcher Emma Frow joins Modem Futura to explore what "synthetic cells" really are — from simple chemical bubbles to the unsettling prospect of self-replicating "mirror life" — and why the future of engineered biology depends less on what we can build than on the care with which we ask whether we should.