The UK government’s Engineering Biology Aspirations report was published last week. Masterminded by Professor Dame Angela McLean, the Government’s Chief Scientific Advisor, it sets out, as part of the year of engineering biology, five of the most exciting and potentially transformative areas of research. The five areas focused on are Bio-Synthetic Fuels, Microbial Metal Factories, Nitrogen-fixing Cereals, Future Fashion and Lab-Grown Blood. Source: UK Gov press release 25/4/2025