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First off, thanks to Alfia Wallace from Marin Science Seminar. She brought down a big group of high schoolers to join the discussion this month.
Now it’s on to the recap. Also, the videos are now in HD….woo hoo!
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Part 1
Part 2
Additional Resources
Chris’ Lab Page
iGem 2008 Competition
Synthetic Biology »
Our speaker on Synthentic Biology, Chris Anderson, is not only an engineer in biologist’s body, but he happens to be one of the hottest young investigators out there.
Chris writes in the Technology Review about a more prominent shift in biological research, the shift towards engineering. Using well studied cells like E. Coli, the “engineer” would add/edit the DNA sequence – the software if you will. The engineer could also rewire the entire DNA structure, add whole new bits – ie the hardware. By using a well understood lines, the process …