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Synthetic Biology and Speculative Bodies
- Dec 16, 2020
- By Sandra Y
- In Film & Video, News, Publications, science, Science in Film, Science in Society, Stories, Synthetic Biology
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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BIO·FICTION in PERTH
- Dec 01, 2020
- By admin
- In announcement, art-science, Creative, event, Events, Film & Video, neurotechnology, News, science
Our Science Art Film Festival BIO·FICTION is on tour and our next tour stop is Perth! A selection of the neurotech festival films will be screened at the Perth Cultural Centre (Perth, Western Australia) on December 5, 2020 as part of the incredible XR:WA festival. Directly after the screening we…
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Carbon Futures and Plant Stories
- Nov 26, 2020
- By admin
- In announcement, art-science, Creative, News, science, Science in Society, Synthetic Biology
We have some exciting news! We collaborated with Museon and produced two new installations for their “One Planet” exhibition. Photo credit: Museon Museon is a family friendly museum of science and culture based in The Hague (the Netherlands). Their permanent exhibition “One Planet” challenges visitors to learn about current global…
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Battle for Cattle at the European Researchers’ Night!
- Nov 24, 2020
- By admin
- In Creative, Events, News, science, Science Communication, Science in Society, Serious Games
Our game “Battle for Cattle” will be featured at the European Researchers’ Night (ERN). The ERN takes place across Europe once a year and invites public to get a taste of everyday life of research institutions. This year the event will be held online on 27. November 2020. In addition…
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Artists in Residence have been selected!
- Nov 12, 2020
- By admin
- In announcement, News, science, Science in Society, Synthetic Biology
This past spring, we opened a call for new Artist in Residence programs for MADONNA (2 residencies), NEWCOTIANA and SINFONIA. We received 166 submissions from 43 countries. The quality of the proposals was outstanding, and we were amazed by the exciting ideas of the artists and how they wanted to tackle the three Synthetic Biology…
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Xenobiology: A Journey towards Parallel Life Forms
- Oct 12, 2020
- By admin
- In announcement, News, publication, Publications, Synthetic Biology
Biofaction’s Markus Schmidt, together with Nediljko Budisa and Vladimir Kubyshkin, had the opportunity to edit a special collection for ChemBioChem. The special issue is called “Xenobiology: A Journey towards Parallel Life Forms” and it deals, as the title suggests, with Xenobiology: the science of estranged life forms. Xenobiology uses the genetic…
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AIL*ien Talk between Art and Science: online events June 24 – 26, 2020
- Jun 23, 2020
- By admin
- In art-science, Creative, event, Events, News, science, Science Communication, Science in Society
We’ve been invited to participate in an exciting series of online breakfast discussions hosted by the Angewandte Innovation Laboratory, AIL – which is a unique initiative of the University of Applied Arts Vienna. It’s designed to bring scientists, artists, designers and philosophers together over a good cup of coffee, all…
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Battle for Cattle at GameDays 2020 online!
- May 15, 2020
- By admin
- In Creative, Events, News, science, Science Communication, Science in Society, Serious Games
We’re showcasing our latest game “Battle for Cattle” at GameDays 2020, an international conference on serious games! The event, organised by TU Darmstadt, will be held online on 18 May 2020 and it has a full program with a workshop, a panel discussion and a virtual tour through the WTT…
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New Articles: Xenobiology & Biological Standards
- May 07, 2020
- By Sandra Y
- In announcement, News, publication, Publications, Synthetic Biology
We’ve collaborated on two new open-access papers that we think will provide you with food for thought: The first, titled “The long journey towards standards for engineering biosystems”, featured in EMBO reports, springs out of an ongoing discussion about adopting scientific and industry-like standards within the field of Synthetic Biology.…
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Call for Artist in Residence
- Apr 29, 2020
- By admin
- In announcement, News, science, Science in Society, Synthetic Biology
Biofaction is seeking applications for new Artist in Residence programmes for MADONNA, NEWCOTIANA and SINFONIA. As an artist in residence, you will actively engage with scientists working on one of three Synthetic Biology related projects that delve into fascinating areas: plant molecular farming, new-to-nature reactions, and cell factories. We welcome applications…
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