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Tools & Tech
Genome as a Canvas: Composing Life at Scale
Reading, writing, and editing DNA were just the prelude. The next frontier is composition, designing complex genetic systems and large DNA architectures from first principles using AI-driven models and scalable synthesis technologies. As datasets grow and design tools mature, biology is shifting from incremental editing toward intentional genome-scale engineering. This new paradigm treats DNA not simply as a sequence to modify but as a programmable substrate where genes, regulatory elements, and entire genomic regions can be composed, tested, and iterated like engineered systems. Advances in generative design, large-scale DNA assembly, and precision integration technologies are enabling researchers to construct increasingly complex genetic structures with higher predictability and functional intent. From next-generation recombinases and genome restructuring platforms to AI-guided design workflows that bridge computation and physical DNA construction, the emerging toolkit is redefining how biological complexity is created. The session explores how compositional genome engineering could unlock new capabilities across therapeutics, industrial biology, and synthetic life design.
Featuring

Kaihang Wang
Caltech
Assistant Professor
Building synthetic genomes to create new life forms.

Samuel King
Stanford University
BioEng Doctoral Candidate
Genome language models designing new bacteriophages

Andrew Hessel
Human Genome Project
Chairman
Genome-writing pioneer, Singularity University visionary

David Ewing Duncan
Arc Fusion
CEO
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Tools & Tech
Genome as a Canvas: Composing Life at Scale
Reading, writing, and editing DNA were just the prelude. The next frontier is composition, designing complex genetic systems and large DNA architectures from first principles using AI-driven models and scalable synthesis technologies. As datasets grow and design tools mature, biology is shifting from incremental editing toward intentional genome-scale engineering. This new paradigm treats DNA not simply as a sequence to modify but as a programmable substrate where genes, regulatory elements, and entire genomic regions can be composed, tested, and iterated like engineered systems. Advances in generative design, large-scale DNA assembly, and precision integration technologies are enabling researchers to construct increasingly complex genetic structures with higher predictability and functional intent. From next-generation recombinases and genome restructuring platforms to AI-guided design workflows that bridge computation and physical DNA construction, the emerging toolkit is redefining how biological complexity is created. The session explores how compositional genome engineering could unlock new capabilities across therapeutics, industrial biology, and synthetic life design.
Featuring

Kaihang Wang
Caltech
Assistant Professor
Building synthetic genomes to create new life forms.

Samuel King
Stanford University
BioEng Doctoral Candidate
Genome language models designing new bacteriophages

Andrew Hessel
Human Genome Project
Chairman
Genome-writing pioneer, Singularity University visionary

David Ewing Duncan
Arc Fusion
CEO
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Founder

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Head of Digital Biology

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