Jan 22, 2015 | art-science, Events, Film & Video, science, Science in Society
The first three sessions from the BIO·FICTION Science Art Film Festival are now available online. The remaining sessions will be uploaded soon. Homo Faber Watch the talks of the first BIO·FICTION session Homo faber: Engineering life from October 23rd, 2014....
Jan 22, 2015 | Publications, science, Science Policy
“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...
Jan 9, 2015 | Publications, science, Science in Society, Science Policy
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...
Nov 21, 2014 | Events, science, Science in Society, Science Policy
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...
Sep 11, 2014 | Publications, science
PRESS RELEASE: Multidrug-resistant strains of microorganisms pose a significant threat to public health. When the first-line antibiotics can no longer help, there have always been the second-line options, at least for the majority of bacterial pathogens. For resistant...
Sep 1, 2014 | Events, science
From October 14-16, 2014, a Systems Toxicology Workshop will be organized in Beijing, China, on ” Developing Mechanistic Understanding of Toxicity Pathways and Establishing Predictive Toxicology for Use in Risk Assessments”. The hosts and organizers of...
