SCIENCE: Singularity University launches synthetic biology accelerator. “The new program will give three initial companies a leg up in getting their startups off the ground. . . . Those companies are Evolutionary Solutions, which is building a genome synthesis device; Modern Meadow, which is using tissue-engineering techniques to generate large amounts of animal protein for textiles and food; and SoilGene, which is blending bioinformatic and metagenomic strategies to ‘survey land opportunities for the natural resources and agricultural sectors’.”