May 17, 2018 | Media, News, publication, Publications, science, Science Communication, Uncategorized
A publication by Biofaction’s Markus Schmidt about teamwork in insects and a unique hunting technique in tropical ants that resembles medieval torture racks, got wide media coverage. ★ New Scientist. Ants build a medieval ‘torture rack’ to catch...
Feb 1, 2018 | Creative, Film & Video, Media, News, project, Science Communication, Stories, Synthetic Biology
In this music video produced by Biofaction, MC Grease da Disease, A.K.A. Mycoplasma bovis, is a pathogenic bacteria that causes diseases in cows. Unharmed by even antibiotics, he lives unhindered like a rogue in the cow’s lung, until the researchers of the EC...
Jan 22, 2018 | Classic, Media, News, publication, Science in Society, Synthetic Biology
In a recent guest blog in Nature biotechnology’s Bioentrepreneur Trade Secrets, Markus Schmidt reported about the latest developments in designing novel vaccines. The reprogramming of Mycoplasma bacteria from pathogens to vaccines is only made possible thanks to...
Dec 11, 2017 | art-science, Creative, Media, News, Science Communication, Stories, Synthetic Biology
Saturday 9th December, BBC 3 covered the works of our artist in residence Eduardo R. Miranda. Eduardo spent a few weeks as artist in residence of the EU SYNPETIDE project that aimed to design novel synthetic antibiotics. At the University of Regensburg, one of the...
Jun 9, 2017 | art-science, Events, Film & Video, Media, News, publication, Science Communication, Science in Society, Synthetic Biology
Two films produced by BIOFACTION are going to to be screened at two international film festivals. On June 29th 2017 the film “The Berrymakers” will open the 2nd Karlsruhe Science Film Days in Germany. Later in October “Synthetic Biology in...
May 30, 2017 | Media, News, publication, Science in Society, Synthetic Biology
The June 2017 edition of Technology Review (German Edition) featured a synthetic biology special. Biofaction’s Markus Schmidt, who for many years advocated the development of better biosafety systems shares his thoughts in an interview with Technology Review on...
