Designing nature

Biology appears to be less law-like than its sister sciences, but could we change this with design? Jane Calvert and Alistair Elfick discuss synthetic biology, an emergent discipline that aims to rationally design and fabricate biological devices; and how applying engineering principles to living systems might help us harness the power of the natural world. This is the final of three guest-curated talks by Michela Massimi. About the speakers Jane Calvert is a reader in Science Technology and Innovation Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Her research focuses on sociology of the life sciences, and particularly on attempts to engineer living things in the emerging field of synthetic biology. Alistair Elfick is professor in the synthetic and systems biology group of the University of Edinburgh. He is Personal Chair in Synthetic Biological Engineering.

Suitable for
18+
16-17

Admission
£12

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk/am23223?id=EVENT527369