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What can we grow? - Synthetic Biology is one of the most fascinating and promising technologies of the future. It offers the ability to grow all sorts of new materials, foods, pharmaceuticals and various chemicals at scale cheaper and faster than traditional methods. I interview some of the worlds leading researchers in Synbio at the Australian and New Zealand Synthetic Biology Conference in Brisbane, including - Professor Kirill Alexandrov Professor of Synthetic Biology at Queensland University of Technology https://staff.qut.edu.au/staff/kirill.alexandrov - Associate Professor Dr Claudia Vickers, Synthetic Biology Future Science Platform Leader https://people.csiro.au/V/C/Claudia-Vickers - Matt Gardner CEO of the California Technology Council who is helping QLD build a new Synthetic Biology industry https://www.californiatechnology.org/mattgardnerbio - Dr Madeline Mitchell CSIRO Plant Molecular Physiologist who is building new versions common plants including ironing free and coloured Cotton https://people.csiro.au/M/M/Madeline-Mitchell