# SWISS Borg Lab > A small research group working on synthetic biology and artificial life. Nothing is published yet — our first papers and notes are on their way. Leave your email to hear when they land. SWISS Borg Lab (swissborg.si) is a small, independent, self-funded research group working on synthetic biology and artificial life. Not a company; not affiliated with any bank, fund or platform of a similar name. No papers are published yet; the group is currently writing up its first work. ## Research interests - Minimal genomes: how much of a genome is actually load-bearing - Artificial life: simple digital and biological systems that behave like life - Biosafety: containment strategies that hold up under selection pressure ## Pages - [Home](https://swissborg.si/): who we are, what we study, contact / mailing list - [Sitemap](https://swissborg.si/sitemap.xml) ## Contact Via the form at https://swissborg.si/#contact.