Too Long; Didn't Read
In 2011, I came across <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/06/science/drew-endy-better-computing-for-the-things-we-care-about-most.html" target="_blank">an article</a> in the New York Times by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drew_Endy" target="_blank">Drew Endy</a> about bringing <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/engineering" target="_blank">engineering</a> and computation to biology. The concepts of biological computers, smartly engineered plants, and data storage in living cells had my mind spinning with curiosity and excitement. The idea of bringing basic biological knowledge together with engineering principles inspired me. That summer, I flew out to Stanford for a summer internship where I got my first dive into the world of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahYZBeP_r5U" target="_blank">Synthetic Biology.</a>