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Another exciting event for our science game! Together with our Viennese partner Wissens°raum from the Austrian Science Center Netzwerk, we organized an event for Battle for Cattle on Saturday, 14.12.2019. Wissens°raum is an amazing space for trying, tinkering and research. Kids alone or with their parents come by and experiment…
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Sex sells, even in the form of pheromons. Have a look at our new animation produced for DTU Copenhagen which explains the sex pheromones that Olefine is developing using synthetic biology as a replacement for insecticides. Conventionally the pest insects are sprayed with toxic insecticides to keep plants safe from…
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The Konrad Lorenz Institute (KLI) invited us to produce and direct a series of short clips about their research fellows and the exciting topics they are currently working on. The short videos clips delve into the incredibly diverse research topics at KLI – from cognitive capacities and skills involved in…
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© Schlaulicht Schlaulicht is a German children’s podcast that creates playful episodes around interesting topics with a science and critical thinking approach. Their last episode (#66), aired on 11 December 2019, was about Artificial Intelligence. One of the characters Emil Van Ram, who is a robot, talks briefly about our…
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Adhityo Wicaksono who is the head division of Biotechnology at Genbinesia Foundation visited us here in Vienna. He translated our science game Battle for Cattle in Indonesian and was also in our jury of Bio-fiction Science Art Film Festival. Battle for Cattle is translated in 12 languages, 5 of them non-European. Thank…
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We created an animated short clip for the project SinFonia. The clip reflects the project’s aims and methods in an entertaining way with musical elements. Have a look at it below! Materials containing the element fluorine (F) are extremely important in our modern world, with applications in electronics, healthcare, automotive…
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We are participating in a new project: BioRoboost – Fostering snythetic biology standardisation through international collaboration. The project aims set up an international collaborative network on synthetic biology standards. Synthetic biology as any other enginieering field relies on the use of well-defined, universal and robust standard components. However, defining biological…
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The new edition of BIO·FICTION Science Art Film Festival took place on September 23 and 24, 2019 in Vienna. We had two days of rich and exciting content dealing with Neurotechnologies – with short film screenings, cross-disciplinary discussions, a brain-computer interface demo and an awards ceremony for the short film competition! In addition, we…
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This summer, we held a workshop and competed in a serious game competition at the ISAGA Conference with Battle for Cattle. We were able to gain some great insights about simulation as well as gaming and had the chance to present our game at one of the most prestigious events about…
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We are very happy to announce the launch of our new serious game: Battle for Cattle. Battle for Cattle is a fun game where you learn everything about diseases, treatment, bacteria and viruses. As a player, you are in charge of a farm and are confronted with sick cows. You…
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