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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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We created an animated short clip for the project SinFonia. The clip reflects the project’s aims and methods in an entertaining way with musical elements. Have a look at it below! Materials containing the element fluorine (F) are extremely important in our modern world, with applications in electronics, healthcare, automotive…
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We are participating in a new project: BioRoboost – Fostering snythetic biology standardisation through international collaboration. The project aims set up an international collaborative network on synthetic biology standards. Synthetic biology as any other enginieering field relies on the use of well-defined, universal and robust standard components. However, defining biological…
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This summer, we held a workshop and competed in a serious game competition at the ISAGA Conference with Battle for Cattle. We were able to gain some great insights about simulation as well as gaming and had the chance to present our game at one of the most prestigious events about…
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We are very happy to announce the launch of our new serious game: Battle for Cattle. Battle for Cattle is a fun game where you learn everything about diseases, treatment, bacteria and viruses. As a player, you are in charge of a farm and are confronted with sick cows. You…
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We are very happy to introduce you to our new project: SinFonia. SinFonia aims to produce novel fluorochemicals in a biological way. The project wants to engineer the metabolically-versatile bacterium Pseudomonas putida to execute biofluorinations for generating novel fluoropolymers from renewable substrates. Why is that interesting? Materials containing the element…
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We’re proud to present our latest animation clip, The Beast in Yeast: OPATHY. We had a great time developing the story line with OPATHY (Omics of PATHogenics Yeasts) to address something that is not very well known: how yeast, such as Candida, can turn into dangerous pathogens. The animation style…
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Markus Schmidt explained de-extinction in the light of massive global biodiversity loss. The presentations were followed by an hour of Q&A with the audience in Theater Akzent. Thanks to the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) for the invitation, Helge Torgersen for the fruitful debate and Birgit Dalheimer for her excellent moderation!…
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Two Biofaction films, The Berrymakers and MYCOSYNVAC feat. MC Grease (da disease), were part of the 2018 edition of the Science Film Festival. The films were shown at multiple events in Asia and Africa reaching over 250.000 viewers! The majority of the viewers were between seven and sixteen years of age,…
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The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) is organizing the talk “Designerbabys, Mammuts & Co”. The talk will take place on 03.04.2019 in Theater Akzent, Vienna. Markus Schmidt from Biofaction and Helge Torgersen from the Austrian Academy of Sciences will discuss about the possibilities of synthetic biology. Markus Schmidt will reflect about the…
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