The rise of amateur biologists in Europe

Biotechnology is no longer the unique realm of traditional venues such as university or industry labs. In recent years a growing number of Do-it-yourself Biology (DIY-Bio) groups established themselves in Europe. On pages 548–551 of the June 2014 Bioessays issue,...

Biofaction at SB 6.0

This year Biofaction has a strong presence at the major Synthetic Biology conference, the SB 6.0, held in London from 9-11 July 2013. We present 3 posters and a live demonstration of our brand new SYNMOD game, now available on apple and android mobile devices! ★ Kerbe...

Frames and Comparators at IPA 2013

Helge Torgersen (ITA, ÖAW) and Markus Schmidt (Biofaction) presented their perspectives on frames and comparators in the public debate on Synthetic Biology at the 8th International Interpretive Policy Analysis Conference (IPA) 2013: Societies in Conflict: Experts,...

Werkstatt Leben

Der Deutsche Ethikrat hat kürzlich eine Tagungsdokumentation mit dem Titel “Werkstatt Leben: Bedeutung der Synthetischen Biologie für Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft” publiziert, mit Beiträgen aus der Wissenschaft und der Technikfolgen-Abschätzung. Auf Seite...