From reading to writing

Nature Biotechnology, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41587-026-03300-3 DNA writing is entering a period of rapid innovation, with enzymatic and cellular approaches challenging decades-old chemistry. Although none yet delivers long, accurate DNA at the scale biology ultimately requires, continued advances promise to remove one of the field’s most persistent bottlenecks and enable…

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