The June 3, 2012, issue of the New York Times Magazine was entirely dedicated to the topic of innovation. One of its more intriguing articles ponders the possibly of designer bugs: “Each of the bugs will have a mission. Some will be designed to devour things, like pollution. Others will generate food and fuel. There will be bugs to fight global warming, bugs to clean up toxic waste, bugs to manufacture medicine and diagnose disease, and they will all be driven to complete these tasks by the very fibers of their synthetic DNA.” The magazine also highlights “32 Innovations That Will Change Your Tomorrow.”
