Nov 4, 2014 | Events, Film & Video, Science Communication, Science in Society
Im Linzer Kepler Salon fand am 3.11.2014 ein Science Cafe zum Thema ” Neuprogrammierung des genetischen Codes” mit statt. Nach dem Impuslvortrag von Markus Schmidt zu den wissenschafltichen Zielen und gesellschaftlichen Auswirkungen diskutierten die etwa...
Sep 12, 2014 | art-science, Events, Science Communication, Science in Society
BIO·FICTION 2014: The 2nd international Synthetic Biology Film Festival Amazing Films The final deadline August 31 has passed and we are excited to report that we received exactly 100 film submissions from 17 countries in 4 continents. The submissions include awesome...
Sep 5, 2014 | art-science, Publications, Science in Society, Science Policy
The Economist has published an article about Biohackers, discussing its opportunities, risks and connections to entrepreneurship and art. The article is also based on an interview with Biofaction’s Markus Schmidt. “IT LOOKS like an experimental cooking...
Aug 21, 2014 | Events, Science Communication, Science in Society
“Life from scratch! Synthetische biology” is the title of the upcoming Science Café Biofaction helped organizing with the Belgium Wetenschapscafé that is going to take place in Gent, Belgium, 26th August 2014. Guests will be Marjan De Mey (Metabolic...
Aug 15, 2014 | Events, science, Science in Society
The Nordic Committee on Bioethics will organize a conference about ethical issues in synthetic biology in Tromso, Norway, August 28, 2014. See program details: Synthetic Biology; Bioethics and Biosafety Thursday August 28th 2014 | The Arctic University...
Jul 2, 2014 | art-science, Events, Science Communication, Science in Society
Second and FINAL Deadline: August 31, 2014 The new final deadline to submit your short film about synthetic biology and/or its societal ramifications is only 2 months away! We are encouraging filmmakers to share their cinematic visions of a present or future society...