Submitted by S.A. Norwood on Mon, 26/04/2021 - 16:32
Catch up on the Cambridge Festival talk exploring the threats and opportunities of synthetic biology.
As part of the Cambridge Festival which took place from 26 March to 4 April 2021, University of Cambridge researchers Dr. Jenny Molloy (Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology) and Anna Verena Eireiner (Department of Sociology) took part in a panel discussion exploring the threats and opportunities of synthetic biology as an open acess discipline. Hosted by the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CEB), the panelists included sociologists, DIY biologists, journalists, documentary filmmakers and molecular biologists. You can catch up on the discussion and find out more about the DIY biology movement in the video below.
Engineering biology everywhere: a threat or the key to a sustainable future?
Panelists: Jenny Molloy (University of Cambridge, Beneficial Bio), Beth Tuck (Genspace), Anna Verena Eireiner (University of Cambridge), Joe Egender and Leeor Kaufman (directors of the Netflix documentary "Unnatural Selection"), Fernan Federici (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), Lenshina Mpeyako (Newcastle University, MboaLab DIY lab in Cameroon).
Moderator: Chiara Gandini (University of Cambridge)
You can find out more about the event and panelists on the Cambridge Festival website.