# Can We Program Our Cells?

An episode of [The Joy of Why](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1608948873), 8 Mar 2023, 45 min.

Audio: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/5340/6aed6734-1ca2-4fab-8050-abedca39a794/Synthetic-Biology_ElowitzMASTER2232023-16LUFS.mp3

By genetically instructing cells to perform tasks that they wouldn't in nature, synthetic biologists can learn deep secrets about how life works. Steven Strogatz discusses the potential of this young field with researcher Michael Elowitz.

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