Biology, it's the technology which builds our world, and we can harness it to shift humanity from a scarcity to an abundance economy.

Our world is built on biology and once we begin to understand it, it then becomes a technology.

We're finally moving out of the realm of solely discussing biology in regards to a drug-based world.

Since the beginning of civilization humans have altered our environment and its biology to allow our civilization to thrive - from domesticating plants and animals to building shelter and tools from living organisms.

I imagine a day, some time in the not too distant future when children and teenagers will be able to create their own genetically engineered machines, cure the diseases of the old and find new ways to build and extend the capabilities of humanity, moving from programming software to programing the physical world, through biology.

The potential for synthetic biology and biotechnology is vast; we all have an opportunity to create the future together.