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We created a new set of infographics for SinFonia, our EC funded research project to produce fluoropolymers in a biological way. The informative slides explain the project’s aims, methods and background in a simple and understandable way. Have a look at the whole set here!
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Berliner Zeitung interviewed Markus Schmidt about Neurotechnology and our ongoing FWF funded project Futurebody. Schmidt shared his views on the future of the human body and explained how humans will continue to merge with technology as well as what kind of opportunities and risks that could bring with it. You…
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Nach dem Vorbild der Natur erforscht der Sonderforschungsbereich CataLight, wie man die Energie aus dem Sonnenlicht speichern und z.B. für die Erzeugung von solaren Treibstoffen nutzen kann. Ziel der Forscherinnen und Forscher ist es, eine künstliche Membran herzustellen, die wie das Blatt einer Pflanze Photosynthese betreibt. Dazu entwickeln sie neue…
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PRESS RELEASE If you could listen to the DNA in your genes, how would it sound like? This question stood at the beginning of the groundbreaking collaboration between a musical composer and a microbiologist, and the answer to that question is now online and available to the public. Eduardo Miranda,…
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In a recent article of the science magazine Scilog the project FUTUREBODY was presented as the “project of the week”. “Connected brains, mood changes at the touch of a button, digital selves are discussed in an interview with Biofaction’s Markus Schmidt as his team investigates the social implications of…
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In April, our BIO·FICTION Science Art Film Festival tour stopped for a whole month with various events in Helsinki, where our long-time partners at Bioart Society hosted a series of events. Due to current circumstances, all planned events were moved online, including a panel, online screenings, and small group discussions!…
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Our ongoing FWF funded project Futurebody was featured in the current issue of lookKIT, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology’s Magazine for Research, Teaching and Innovation! The project explores future interactions of humans and machines through the expanding developments in the field of neurotechnology. LookKit conducted an interesting interview with Christopher Coenen,…
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The art-science booklet “The Art of Antibiotics” about our last residency program is now available in its entirety as a free PDF download. Have a look at the blurb below and, if you want to read more, you can access the full booklet here. “The Art of Antibiotics” is still…
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Our installation “Carbon Futures” is now on show at the MSU Broad Art Lab. The installation was initially part of the exhibition “FUTURE PRESENT: Design in a Time of Urgency”, which was created by Science Gallery Detroit and closed a few months ago. A special edition is now presented at the MSU…
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As part of our last BIO·FICTION on Tour round, we joined a thought-provoking conference organised by the Orient-Institut Istanbul, which gathered interdisciplinary and international perspectives on the topic “Upgrades of Nature, Future Bodies“. Organ being taken from surgical tray for transplant (Electrostabilis Cardium 2013) Invited to contribute to a book…
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