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Victor de Lorenzo (CSIC, Spain) and Markus Schmidt (Biofaction) published a review about the potential of Do-it-yourself Biology (DIYBio) in the journal Microbial Biotechnology. The article highlights the potential of for innovation, but also explores the many other implications of this movement. Democratization of the technology, social innovation, empowerment, education and…
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After the first Science Cafè in Barcelona, the second MycoSynVac Science Cafè took place June 25, 2016 in Amsterdam at the Nemo Science Museum. It was held as part of the two-day long Synergene Forum 2016, a large public event which discussed synthetic biology as well as responsible research and innovation…
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The Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts (SLSA) welcomes colleagues in the sciences, engineering, technology, computer science, medicine, the social sciences, the humanities, the arts, and independent scholars and artists for their 2015 conference NEOLIFE in Perth, Australia. Biofaction will contribute to this interdisciplinary conference in the session “Animal…
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NATURE.COM | BIOENTREPRENEUR | TRADE SECRETS The Power Game Setting standards for synthetic biology By Victor de Lorenzo and Markus Schmidt (Biofaction) Standards[1] are traditionally claimed to be one of the pillars of modern engineering and as such they are also vindicated as one of the core tenets of contemporary synthetic biology –…
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In the latest issues of Hacktivism Journal “Neural”, Eugenio Battaglia reports about the Vienna BIO·FICTION Science Art Film Festival, commenting on cultural amnesia, avoidance of self-referential artworks and the notion that we have always been Biohackers. Read more…
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“Human-engineered microbes are workhorses of the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, churning out biofuels, drugs, and many other products. But they can cause big problems if they become contaminated by other microbes or viruses or escape into the environment. Now, a new type of microbe that can survive only on artificial…
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As a member of the European Commission (EC) Scientific Advisory Group for New and Emerging Environmental and Health Risks, Markus Schmidt from Biofaction, helps to define the field of Synthetic Biology and advice EC on how to assess its benefits, risks, and research needs. An editorial published in Science Magazine, January 9,…
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BACHBERRY is a 3 year project funded by the EC-FP7 and the acronym for “BACterial Hosts for production of Bioactive phenolics from bERRY fruits”. Started in November 2013 the team of 18 partners from Europe, Russia, Chile and China aim to identify bioactive compounds from different berry species and varieties in order…
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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 class as participants taste a green powder, pull faces and then mix it into a…
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The European Commission and its Scientific Committees have launched a public consultation on the first preliminary opinion on Synthetic Biology – Definition. Biofaction’s Markus Schmidt has been one of the co-authors of this opinion. All interested parties are invited to submit written comments on the preliminary opinion by 21 July…
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