GP–write.
GENOME PROJECT–WRITE / A NEW CHAPTER

Life,
written forward.

We can read the code of life.
Now, we must learn to write it.

Discover the mission ↓
AN OPEN, INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH EFFORTSCROLL TO EXPLORE ↓
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A LIVING WORLD.
DNA / GENERATIVE STUDY 001

The next frontier
is writing life.

Designing biology is only part of the challenge. We also need to build it, test it, and learn from what happens.

GP-write brings people together to make the design, synthesis, and testing of whole genomes (aka organisms) faster, cheaper, and more reliable. Our ambition is to turn genome writing into a practical capability, and to connect the people who can make it happen.

01 / SYNTHESIS

Write the sequences.

Make long DNA accessible.

02 / ASSEMBLY

Build the genome.

Stitch the pieces together.

03 / BOOT & TEST

Learn from life.

Connect design to function.

An engine for
new possibility.

Living systems become information. Information becomes design. Written DNA brings those designs back into the living world.

THE DIGITAL BIOLOGY ENGINEREAD → DESIGN → WRITE → LEARN
The digital biology engine

Read DNA from living systems. Design genes and genomes. Write DNA to create proteins, metabolic pathways, new organisms, and products. Learn from each cycle.

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FROM INTENT TO SEQUENCE

Imagine at the
scale of a genome.

Explore how DNA sequences can be designed as complete systems, connecting biological understanding with computational tools.

AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE GENOME-WRITING CYCLE

Build life to
understand life.

BETTER TOOLS. DEEPER UNDERSTANDING. NEW POSSIBILITIES.

A Decade of
Visioning the Future

Two participants smiling together at the 2018 GP-write meetingIDEAS BECOME A COMMUNITY. MEETING ARCHIVE ↗

Browse the meetings, working-group roadmaps, and ideas that helped shape the genesis of GP-write.

Explore our history & archive ↗

Let’s write
what’s next.

Researchers. Engineers. Companies.
Funders. People who see what’s possible.

Help shape the next era of genome writing.

Connect with GP-write ↗Get in touch to help shape the next chapter.