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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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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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The SARS-COV-2 virus has caused one of the largest, devastating and socioeconomically staggering pandemics since the 1918 Spanish flu – the COVID-19 pandemic. A large number of public and private research groups are working around the clock in a race to develop protein-based diagnostic reagents and vaccines for fighting the…
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While we’re reaching the end of the successful project MycoSynVac, we had the chance to organize several communication activities with the project’s game Battle for Cattle. We ran a classroom session in Vienna on February 27th, 2020 and used our educational package that was developed for accompanying Battle for Cattle…
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There are great news about the EU project eForFuel, which works towards replacing fossil fuel by recycling CO2:Scientists from the Max Planck Institute (Germany) have reached a significant breakthrough presented in their recent Nature Chemical Biology publication. Their research for EU project eForFuel has redesigned the model biotechnological bacteria Escherichia…
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Sex sells, even in the form of pheromons. Have a look at our new animation produced for DTU Copenhagen which explains the sex pheromones that Olefine is developing using synthetic biology as a replacement for insecticides. Conventionally the pest insects are sprayed with toxic insecticides to keep plants safe from…
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The Konrad Lorenz Institute (KLI) invited us to produce and direct a series of short clips about their research fellows and the exciting topics they are currently working on. The short videos clips delve into the incredibly diverse research topics at KLI – from cognitive capacities and skills involved in…
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© Schlaulicht Schlaulicht is a German children’s podcast that creates playful episodes around interesting topics with a science and critical thinking approach. Their last episode (#66), aired on 11 December 2019, was about Artificial Intelligence. One of the characters Emil Van Ram, who is a robot, talks briefly about our…
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Adhityo Wicaksono who is the head division of Biotechnology at Genbinesia Foundation visited us here in Vienna. He translated our science game Battle for Cattle in Indonesian and was also in our jury of Bio-fiction Science Art Film Festival. Battle for Cattle is translated in 12 languages, 5 of them non-European. Thank…
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2019 has been a busy year with many interesting events. One of the past events that we would like to highlight is our collaboration with Dr. Eva Stöger from the Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology from BOKU. We took part at the Fascination of Plants Day and presented…
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