How is insulin made on a large scale to keep up with demands from pharmaceutical companies? Can plants be modified to create more nutritious foods for our world's growing population? These questions can be answered using synthetic biology! This field bridges the gap between engineering, biology, and innovation. Today Cornell’s project team iGEM will be introducing the topic of synthetic biology and genetic engineering. We will give an overview of synthetic biology and how genetic engineering plays a role in the field. Then we will explore these topics hands-on by going through various stations, like extracting DNA from strawberries!