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biotechnology [2011-02-20 21:52] – [Alter Nature Symposium] takufoambiotechnology [2011-02-20 22:31] – [Alter Nature Symposium] takufoam
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 ==== Alter Nature Symposium ==== ==== Alter Nature Symposium ====
  
-Some thoughts picked up at the "Alter Nature Symposium", about Designing Nature; Designing Human Life; Owning Life+Some collected thought circuits 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]
  
  
-Some quotes from Keynote speaker Ignace Schops (landscaping expert, herpetologist; International Ambassador of Biodiversity). +Some quotes from keynote speaker Ignace Schops (landscaping expert, herpetologist; International Ambassador of Biodiversity). 
  
 " "
-Tourism is one of the biggest threats for nature."+Tourism is one of the biggest threats for nature. 
 A sustainable civilization flourishes when people plant trees under which they never will sit... A sustainable civilization flourishes when people plant trees under which they never will sit...
  
 +We entered the sixth stage of extinction - (See > The Red List of Threatened Species (The International Union for Conservation of Nature) - http://www.iucnredlist.org/)
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 +We need international agreements; nature-based-design (f.i. self-healing plastic; [[http://www.nhmshop.co.uk/green-gifts/reindeer-poo-in-a-box/product.html|reindeer poo in a box]]); develop a "reconnection model" and make Ecosystem services part of the GDP for the protection of the natural capital and poverty reduction - (See > The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study - http://www.teebweb.org
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 +America wants to be a one-day China (Al Gore)
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 === Designing Nature === === Designing Nature ===
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 **Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg (artist/writer/designer) - Synthetic Aesthetics - How Would You Design Nature?** **Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg (artist/writer/designer) - Synthetic Aesthetics - How Would You Design Nature?**
  
-**Will scientists become the exclusive designers of living technology?+'**Will scientists become the exclusive designers of living technology?
 Is this even design, or must we find new words to describe it? We might have to define new design tools to Is this even design, or must we find new words to describe it? We might have to define new design tools to
-negotiate this changing interpretation of life.**+negotiate this changing interpretation of life.**'
  
-Synthetic aesthetics is a research project at Stanford and Edinburgh Universities, initiated by scientists to investigate what this kind of design is and what it might hint at for future science and culture. It includes scientists, artists and designers. +'Synthetic aesthetics is a research project at Stanford and Edinburgh Universities, initiated by scientists to investigate what this kind of design is and what it might hint at for future science and culture. It includes scientists, artists and designers.' 
  
-http://www.daisyginsberg.com+http://www.syntheticaesthetics.org - http://www.daisyginsberg.com
  
  
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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."   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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 +The Creation of a Biological Spare Part: Manufacturing Tissues by Developmental Engineering 
  
  
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 **Certified Copy** - An exhibition on the notions of copying and cloning at Verbeke Foundation [BE] till April 10, 2011- http://ornamism.com/2010/ **Certified Copy** - An exhibition on the notions of copying and cloning at Verbeke Foundation [BE] till April 10, 2011- http://ornamism.com/2010/
  
-__Research__+ 
 +__Research Centers__
  
     
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 **Biopolitics / Human Tissue Economies** - Prof. Catherine Waldby. Director of the Biopolitics of Science research network, Sydney University. - One of her research areas is a feminist-Marxist critique of the distribution and use of parts of bodies, classified as “gift” or “waste” - http://sydney.edu.au/arts/biopolitics_science. **Biopolitics / Human Tissue Economies** - Prof. Catherine Waldby. Director of the Biopolitics of Science research network, Sydney University. - One of her research areas is a feminist-Marxist critique of the distribution and use of parts of bodies, classified as “gift” or “waste” - http://sydney.edu.au/arts/biopolitics_science.
  
-**Center for Environmental Studies** (Centrum voor Milieukunde- CMK); University of Hasselt [BE] +**Environmental Studies** 'Centrum voor Milieukunde'; University of Hasselt [BE] 
-research focused on disturbed molecular mechanisms within plants which are subject to stress caused by heavy metals. +research focus on disturbed molecular mechanisms within plants which are subject to stress caused by heavy metals. 
-Core competences +Prof. Dr. Ann Cuypers - http://www.uhasselt.be/CMK-en
-1. Effects of (a)biotic stress factors at different biological organisation levels: from molecular to ecosystem level +
-2. Remediation and management of contaminated soils – Renewable energy production +
-3. Policy supporting environmental research +
-Contact person: Prof. Dr. Ann Cuypers +
-http://www.uhasselt.be/CMK-en+
  
 **Gen Doping**  **Gen Doping** 
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 Pro: Prof. Andy Miah (Futurologist/Philosopher) - pro Transdisciplinary creative solutions - http://www.andymiah.net/category/research/sport/gene-doping/ Pro: Prof. Andy Miah (Futurologist/Philosopher) - pro Transdisciplinary creative solutions - http://www.andymiah.net/category/research/sport/gene-doping/
  
-Both appear in documentary Die Mutanten Greifen An (Mutants Attack) A German documentary, discussed in this article > http://dasmagazin.ch/index.php/die-mutanten-greifen-an/+Both blossom in documentary 'Die Mutanten Greifen An' (Mutants Attack) A German documentary (ZDF), discussed in this article > http://dasmagazin.ch/index.php/die-mutanten-greifen-an/
  
 **Hasty Lab of Systems Biodynamics** - http://biodynamics.ucsd.edu/index.html **Hasty Lab of Systems Biodynamics** - http://biodynamics.ucsd.edu/index.html
 +
 +**[[http://www.ucsusa.org/food_and_agriculture/science_and_impacts/impacts_genetic_engineering/impacts-of-genetic.html|Impacts of Genetic Engineering in Food and Agriculture]]** - Union of Concerned Scientists (US) 
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 +**Technoprogressivism** - The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (US) - Showcase technoprogressive ideas
 +http://ieet.org/
  
  
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