There is always a seed of reality in fiction. I started this project after going down a learning rabbit hole. For those who wish to go down a similar rabbit hole, here are some starting points:
Articles
“Can Synthetic Biology Save Us? This Scientist Thinks So.” NYTimes, 11/23/21
“Realizing the potential of synthetic biology to help people and the planet” World Economic Forum, 4/5/21
Books
The Genesis Machine by Amy Webb
The Song of the Cell by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Symbiotic Planet by Lynn Margulis
Ways of Being by James Bridle
Films/Talks
How Crispr Lets Us Edit Our DNA, Jennifer Doudna TED Talk
Unnatural Selection (Netflix)
Organizations
iGEM