# Foundry Theorist

Foundry Theory explores biotech in the era of AI and lab automation. If you're looking for a place to start, these are some of my favorites:

\> [Is Machine Learning the Language of Biology?](https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/is-machine-learning-the-language)\
\> [Function Landscapes and the Limits of AI for bio](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxKbMY958CA)\
\> [EncapS for Screening in Ultra-High Throughput](https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/encaps-for-screening-in-ultra-high)\
\> [Can Biotech be Beautiful?](https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/can-biotech-be-beautiful)\
\> [Hard, Bad, Bitter: Why I'm Hopeful About AI for Biology](https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/hard-bad-bitter-hopeful)\
\> [Synthetic Biology for Carbon & Climate](https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/synthetic-biology-for-carbon-and-climate)

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End to End with Circular RNA</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMQYmakn3Ss">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/end-to-end-with-circular-rna">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/a6AR9WZiD9VxHM7LVuRu">/files/a6AR9WZiD9VxHM7LVuRu</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT004 - Machine Learning and the New Enzyme Thrift Shop</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHhN5MilT5g">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/the-new-enzyme-thrift-shop">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/ChO0akrrd04n99Kjm2KJ">/files/ChO0akrrd04n99Kjm2KJ</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT005 - Improving a Stubborn Enzyme with AI and Data</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxjrtrcL_is">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/improving-a-stubborn-enzyme-with-ai">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/qtJJFjxjLMO4gqr70YjO">/files/qtJJFjxjLMO4gqr70YjO</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT006 - Abstraction Layers and the Foundry Era of Biotech R&#x26;D</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgGv4UOgSD8">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/abstraction-layers-and-the-foundry">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/51tAGEXqkbJeiiIuzGLh">/files/51tAGEXqkbJeiiIuzGLh</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT007 - EncapS for Screening in Ultra-High Throughput</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDj6QdEXse4">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/encaps-for-screening-in-ultra-high">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/VZjg8SMH0mI0FMfev32N">/files/VZjg8SMH0mI0FMfev32N</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT008 - Better Food Proteins with EncapS</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFAqk42Sa3I">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/better-food-proteins-with-encaps">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/APFAx9hlPvdkptbKVSkb">/files/APFAx9hlPvdkptbKVSkb</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT009 - Synthetic Biology for Carbon &#x26; Climate</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAmo39YFE9A">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/synthetic-biology-for-carbon-and-climate">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/GcMdB7rLjmozIDz6FFPt">/files/GcMdB7rLjmozIDz6FFPt</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT010 - Design and Scale for Engineering Biology</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQq3F5E00Ms">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/design-and-scale-for-engineering-biology">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/FWe9OQi6qLh7CiaPD6Cm">/files/FWe9OQi6qLh7CiaPD6Cm</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT011 - Hard, Bad, Bitter: Why I'm Hopeful About AI for Biology</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgudxFCim7U">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/hard-bad-bitter-hopeful">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/bNEl6cb5xyG1SBAPaEux">/files/bNEl6cb5xyG1SBAPaEux</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT012 - Fitter Microbes Faster with Automated ALE</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uM0Uiw5Wf4">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/fitter-microbes-faster-with-ale">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/8SpDs5myy2K4jc8bVXUx">/files/8SpDs5myy2K4jc8bVXUx</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT013 - Automated Evolution of a Microbe for Sustainable Bioplastics</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KmpO0Sfy7g">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/automated-evolution-of-a-microbe-for-bioplastics">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/sqyWlD1FjOcPXYPgkBC1">/files/sqyWlD1FjOcPXYPgkBC1</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT014 - What is Synthetic Biology?</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zggU1KCgc7A">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/what-is-synthetic-biology">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/vOshvyFSfg1e75KLrxz3">/files/vOshvyFSfg1e75KLrxz3</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT015 - Why iGEM is the Place to See the Future of Biotech</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPe0qDLj0F8">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/why-igem-is-the-future-of-biotech">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/L5rcHgAPDNT8KkSYowcF">/files/L5rcHgAPDNT8KkSYowcF</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT016 - Metagenomic Discovery and the Size of DNA Space</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06CkmVaHlio">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>><a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/metagenomic-discovery-and-dna-space"> Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/Rv61F2nIzf4VYLvE0ZZE">/files/Rv61F2nIzf4VYLvE0ZZE</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT017 - Hard Biology: Epistasis</td><td><p>><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoF5BcUsa9A"> Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>><a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/hard-biology-epistasis"> Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/NUiR6VWqwxXFFBDtgqM7">/files/NUiR6VWqwxXFFBDtgqM7</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT018 - Function Landscapes and the Limits of AI for Bio</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxKbMY958CA">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/function-landscapes-and-the-limits">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/I1ucoKLfOCJLTz5b7X3P">/files/I1ucoKLfOCJLTz5b7X3P</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT019 - An Intuition for Long-Tailed Biological Variation</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGvMkECj5b4">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/long-tailed-variation">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/zDu16bOu1gvGzamjlHF6">/files/zDu16bOu1gvGzamjlHF6</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT020 - Bioproduction Scales In Powers of Ten</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMeS930cXpM">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/bioproduction-scales">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/xph67k9oMDUE97yyfEyH">/files/xph67k9oMDUE97yyfEyH</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT021 - Hard Biology: Viscosity</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOkLVIKEIrY">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/hard-biology-viscosity">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/G7G7gxqZ7WQjOq2VCVL6">/files/G7G7gxqZ7WQjOq2VCVL6</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT022 - Metabolic Control and the Art of Optimizing Complex Things</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9qvCWAFNDk">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/ft022-metabolic-control-and-the-art">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/xGghUt6O1SV79qP6lNj3">/files/xGghUt6O1SV79qP6lNj3</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT023 - The Biological Codebase at Ginkgo Bioworks</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epMpcKbKxd0">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/ft023-the-biological-codebase">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/bcJCUxVxYhVJFXUKKoPy">/files/bcJCUxVxYhVJFXUKKoPy</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT024 - Creating and Understanding Biology in the AI Era</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6dQ22Pvql0">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/creating-and-understanding-biology">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/vON08SD0zwtOIMfcPE4h">/files/vON08SD0zwtOIMfcPE4h</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT025 - Engineered and Selected Microbes for Ag Biologicals</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU_ZQYPkEMI">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/engineered-and-selected-microbes">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/vOvoUgnnZcJKmD9Quc5a">/files/vOvoUgnnZcJKmD9Quc5a</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT026 - Growing Pharmaceutical Manufacturing with Synthetic Biology</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gjd5zVKTAY">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/growing-pharmaceutical-manufacturing">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/vIt36sTJtErVOpOzUYkQ">/files/vIt36sTJtErVOpOzUYkQ</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT027 - Hard Biology: Toxicity</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwBJuTqcu3c">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/hard-biology-toxicity">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/eLclniKznh3M1qFXohFx">/files/eLclniKznh3M1qFXohFx</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT028 - Lab Data as a Service</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMqCLMvG0Fs">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/lab-data-as-a-service">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/Z34yyCOO2RJ8VIhWz6bM">/files/Z34yyCOO2RJ8VIhWz6bM</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT029 - Can Biotech Be Beautiful?</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAv-3CGrmnc">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/can-biotech-be-beautiful">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/NxwOeVS5VGypHi9J95Xy">/files/NxwOeVS5VGypHi9J95Xy</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT030 - Atoms, Bits, and RNA</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc8CFw8zZqs">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/atoms-bits-and-rna">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/xBzY3dIUqRBvM8trHPbC">/files/xBzY3dIUqRBvM8trHPbC</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT031 - Hard Biology: Reliability</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7kCxpr0-Nw">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/hard-biology-reliability">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/cd1LfvUB3YaaE7Q1zItA">/files/cd1LfvUB3YaaE7Q1zItA</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT032 - Engineering RNA Therapeutics with Foundry Scale</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9F6zCrYdGU">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/rna-foundry-scale">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/QJlB7fMthJJPXZPWnxBT">/files/QJlB7fMthJJPXZPWnxBT</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT033 - Building Biology from Parts and Services</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Gj2_zwgts">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/building-from-parts-and-services">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/d3RiqHuCC67MIPPx4Xax">/files/d3RiqHuCC67MIPPx4Xax</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT034 - Lab Automation &#x26; Human-Robot Relations</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9IursXk23Q">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/human-robot-relations">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/kcPsLXJvs26ooUdXv0EZ">/files/kcPsLXJvs26ooUdXv0EZ</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT035 - Enriching the Haystack for Better Biotech</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll-8YDWr2Io">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/enriching-the-haystack">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/OTN7C6vammKHqFUI8VHI">/files/OTN7C6vammKHqFUI8VHI</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT036 - Stamps, Fishing &#x26; the New Alpha Nerds</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMvIi8bGKv8">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/stamps-fishing-alpha-nerds">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/yi9jBQ3Nrk62y2lnkz4W">/files/yi9jBQ3Nrk62y2lnkz4W</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT037 - Tacit Knowledge and the Partnering Problem in Biotech R&#x26;D</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8-Gdn7n9Xg">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/tacit-knowledge-and-partnering">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/cOzRmDG0i8zN7k2NIvSF">/files/cOzRmDG0i8zN7k2NIvSF</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT038 - Why Reconfigurable Lab Automation Sparks Joy</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3DdcjtVybA">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/reconfigurable-lab-joy">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/1UdL5eurU6cUsF9ZNLGa">/files/1UdL5eurU6cUsF9ZNLGa</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT039 - The Bowtie Model and Complex R&#x26;D Workflows</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQoX60JQL-o">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/the-bowtie-model-and-complex-rnd">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/Pdf4XZX2xDtm80Pldh6q">/files/Pdf4XZX2xDtm80Pldh6q</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT040 - The Time I Fought my Lab Robots and Lost</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NepK-qjhZIQ">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/the-time-i-fought-my-lab-robots">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/GNW9V0zEuEXI6rvrXWAh">/files/GNW9V0zEuEXI6rvrXWAh</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT041 - Locks, Keys, and the Limits of AI in Biology</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD0YNJhIBPM">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/locks-keys-and-the-limits-of-ai">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/6CCF4aKLsmskQSO77jLy">/files/6CCF4aKLsmskQSO77jLy</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT042 - Evolved vs. Engineered Proteins in the AA-0 Model</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1yrkurR5tQ">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/evolved-vs-engineered-proteins">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/KEFFfwXMWKOuuNK0Yz2v">/files/KEFFfwXMWKOuuNK0Yz2v</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT043 - Kits, Cores, Services &#x26; Progress in Biotech Workflows</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCSVCl34IHI">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/kits-cores-services-progress">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/fmE4wkKuBQzyUqT2r6KT">/files/fmE4wkKuBQzyUqT2r6KT</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT044 - A Cleaner Interface for Biotech R&#x26;D</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBuojbqDSYE">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/a-cleaner-interface">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/5TM2P2NO3L3wTw6Xn6It">/files/5TM2P2NO3L3wTw6Xn6It</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT045 - Diminishing vs. Scaling Returns to Biological Data</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q65Q-AWF8pI">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/diminishing-vs-scaling-returns">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/ASFL6n5GAxi8KNNDwElq">/files/ASFL6n5GAxi8KNNDwElq</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT046 - 3 Tips for Learning Biology as a Tech Person</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XiANz8Qu9k">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/3-tips-for-learning-biology">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/NHdg26XlMjLzjAeaanxL">/files/NHdg26XlMjLzjAeaanxL</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT047 - The Golden Age of Protein Thermostability</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekMrjxD6BDI">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>><a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/the-golden-age-of-protein-thermostability"> Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/8zEdn9rEiRblv13RHHe8">/files/8zEdn9rEiRblv13RHHe8</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT048 - Against Interpretability for Bio AI</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPCOserTyAI">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/against-interpretability-for-bio-ai">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/bxOTS6bcvXt56ULjcb17">/files/bxOTS6bcvXt56ULjcb17</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT049 - Integrated Bioprocess Optimization</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd3lGnGnlxg">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="/pages/RqfRc8g4aaWm8LvkgLHT">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/G3UWuMgkfOKJ57jpW82z">/files/G3UWuMgkfOKJ57jpW82z</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT050 - Three Lessons from a Year of Foundry Theory</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERJDpHjuYt4">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/three-lessons-from-a-year-of-ft">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/zPRXMIgzP1OtCgQhlZJT">/files/zPRXMIgzP1OtCgQhlZJT</a></td></tr><tr><td>FT051 - Foundry Practice</td><td><p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph_cYjnQYrI">Watch it on YouTube</a></p><p>> <a href="https://foundrytheory.substack.com/p/foundry-practice">Read it on Substack</a></p></td><td><a href="/files/UuBgbN6zrJh7XPmy3BV7">/files/UuBgbN6zrJh7XPmy3BV7</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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