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| biotechnology [2011-02-20 15:38] – [Alter Nature Symposium] 91.86.27.95 | biotechnology [2011-02-20 16:39] – [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** |
| **Designing Life** | **Designing Life** |
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| Artist 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'. | **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 like **'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)]]. | 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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| //by bartaku | |
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| | // notes by bartaku |
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