Dr. Ben Harvey, right, a senior research chemist at Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, and Dr. Patrick Rose, second from right, science director for Synthetic Biology at the Office of Naval Research Global, are joined by members of NAWCWD, the University of Manchester, DARPA, and DSTL in support of collaborative synthetic biology research following a December 2018 meeting at China Lake, California. (U.S. Navy photo by Paul Kakert)