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biotechnology [2011-02-20 12:52] – [Alter Nature Symposium] takufoam | biotechnology [2011-02-20 16:41] – [Alter Nature Symposium] takufoam |
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==== biological systems ==== | ==== biological systems ==== |
* tumbleweeds that have a taste for depeletd uranium | * tumbleweeds that have a taste for depleted uranium |
* http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-11/gsoa-tgf110504.php | * http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-11/gsoa-tgf110504.php |
* see also [[Extremophiles]] | * see also [[Extremophiles]] |
Some thoughts picked up at the "Alter Nature Symposium", about Designing Nature; Designing Human Life; Owning Life | Some thoughts picked up at the "Alter Nature Symposium", about Designing Nature; Designing Human Life; Owning Life |
Fri, Feb.18, 011 - University of Hasselt [BE] | Fri, Feb.18, 011 - University of Hasselt [BE] |
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| **Designing Nature** |
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**Adam Zaretsky - Art & Gene Action: Pathways to Expression** | **Adam Zaretsky - Art & Gene Action: Pathways to Expression** |
"...new bodies appear, Pangaean Bodies ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangaea_(album)|jazz again]]), with the widest range of Aesthetics, so that canyons, swamps, caves, of feeling can be expressed anatomically. Nature as transvestite." | "...new bodies appear, Pangaean Bodies ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangaea_(album)|jazz again]]), with the widest range of Aesthetics, so that canyons, swamps, caves, of feeling can be expressed anatomically. Nature as transvestite." |
http://www.emutagen.com | http://www.emutagen.com |
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| **Designing Life** |
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| **Koen Vanmechelen** talked about his well known //Cosmopolitan Chicken Project// launched in the late nineties to create through cross-breeding domestic chickens from all over the world the "truly cosmopolitan chicken"; 'a metaphor for the global cultural and genetic mix that diversity and hybridization create'. |
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| dr. Ir. Rinie van Est from the dutch //Rathenau Institute// raised questions fused by the **Bio-Machine Era** [Joel Garreau, 2004]: 'What does it mean to be human/What is the human condition; Who controls the brain interventions; f.i. remote controlled rats; total engagement in games > gamification of life, of war... He pointed at two bio-engineering megatrends, B iology becomes T echnology and vice versa. A convergence takes place of Information revolution, Materials(nano) revolution, Biotech revolution (Jeremy Rifkin would have asked why Mr. van Est does not mention the [[http://www.foet.org/ongoing/documents/LeadingWayThirdIndustrialRevEUabridged5-14-08.pdf|Energy revolution)]]. |
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| Huib de Vriend (LIS Consult) states that '**synthetic biology** is still in its infancy, we cannot construct life, only complex systems that are still more 'natural' than 'artificial. But we can expect a paradigm shift since we move from reading dna to writing and synthesizing it, and from the modification of existing biological systems towards the creation/modulation of new biological systems.' |
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| Synthetic biology will change our lives through several fields like medicine (synthetic DNA, cheaper drugs, targeted drug delivery sys, biosensors and stem cell therapies); metabolically designed microorganisms and optimized photovoltaic systems (artificial leaves) for the production of biobased energy, fuels and other biobased products; Biosensors for rapid detection in military applications." |
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| Mr. de Vriend showed the [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8470691.stm|video]] of an interesting experiment with bacterial cells that fluoresce in synchrony; protein waves of light go through cells; Jeff Hasty, University of California. |
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| And pointed out the importance of **[[http://partsregistry.org|The Registry of Standard Biological Parts]]**; "a continuously growing collection of genetic parts that can be mixed and matched to build synthetic biology devices and systems." |
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//Here and now In the future, the performative performance- by designer/researcher J. Paul Neeley - President of Gaia Corporation (2023), "company of the past next 12 years" - introducing | //Here and now In the future, the performative performance- by designer/researcher J. Paul Neeley - President of Gaia Corporation (2023), "company of the past next 12 years" - introducing |
Does synthetic biology differ substantially from "classical" genetic engineering and what role do patents play?" | Does synthetic biology differ substantially from "classical" genetic engineering and what role do patents play?" |
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And perhaps a 2-sentence pop-up during Wauthier Robyns, CEO of Assuralia insurance company talk (words) | And perhaps a 2-sentence pop-up during Wauthier Robyns, CEO of Assuralia insurance company [BE] talk (words) |
"Insurance, the silent keystone of modern life" - "The problem with nanotech is the difficulty to estimate its risk." | "Insurance, the silent keystone of modern life" - "The problem with nanotech is the difficulty to estimate its risk." |
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http://www.uhasselt.be/CMK-en | http://www.uhasselt.be/CMK-en |
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| **Garreau, Joel** (2005) Radical Evolution: The Promise and Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies, and What It Means to Be Human - Doubleday. http://www.garreau.com/main.cfm?action=book&id=2 |
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| ** Hasty Lab of Systems Biodynamics - http://biodynamics.ucsd.edu/index.html |
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