Aug 15, 2014 | Events, science, Science in Society
The Nordic Committee on Bioethics will organize a conference about ethical issues in synthetic biology in Tromso, Norway, August 28, 2014. See program details: Synthetic Biology; Bioethics and Biosafety Thursday August 28th 2014 | The Arctic University...
Jun 10, 2014 | Publications, science, Science in Society, Science Policy
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...
Apr 14, 2014 | Events, science, Science in Society, Science Policy, Uncategorized
The First Conference on Xenobiology (XB1) aims to gather scientists, engineers, designers, policy makers and other stakeholders to chart the paths toward an entirely novel biodiversity. The conference will take place in Genoa, Italy, from 6 to 8 of May, 2014. The XB1...
Apr 2, 2014 | science, Science Communication, Serious Games
The latest and best version of the SYNMOD game is now available for download. Version 1.3. comes with a short video intro, improved playability and smaller file size for faster downloading. SYNMOD game is available for Android and Apple mobile devices.
Apr 2, 2014 | science, Science in Society, Science Policy
BacHBERRY, a 3-year project funded by the EC-FP7, leads the way in sustainable use of secondary metabolites from natural molecules The project BacHBERRY: “The BacHBerry project will develop a portfolio of sustainable methodologies to mine the potential of the untapped...
Mar 20, 2014 | art-science, Publications, science, Science Communication
We now have our three latest art-science publications available as open access: ★ Schmidt M, Meyer A, Cserer A. (2013). The film festival Bio:fiction: sensing possibilities how a debate about synthetic biology might evolve. Public Understanding of Science. online...
