57 min

47. The Science and Ethics of Synthetic Biology International Online Course x BuzzOnline Drop the STEM podcast

    • Science

We're introducing the first thematic team episode! 🥳Last fall, on the intersectional educational platform of BuzzOnline @buzzonlineofficial , SynthEthics @synthethics_initiative launched "The Science and Ethics of Synthetic Biology" international 6-week course with 60+ participants from the US, South Africa, India, Philippines. 🌍 Young researchers from different parts of the world, joined by invited iGEM teams from Lund and Copenhagen @igem_lund @igem_copenhagen , guided the participants in the maze of new-era biotechnology. 🧬 The presenters of the best two projects won the opportunity of being on this limited-edition podcast episode 🏆: Kinjaal Nagindas @kinjaal_n , a university student in Microbiology with experience in Food Sciences and Biotechnology, and Brian Chen @brianchenmaster , a high school student from the US with an interest in Agricultural Biotechnology. DTS gang members also accompanied the winners: Alice Cai @alicecai2020 , Founder of BuzzOnline and Erik Hartman @erik.hartman , Founder of SynthEthics. Who's ready to hear tune into conversations surrounding man altering the blueprint of human life, its possible ethical implications and what we could do in our sphere of influence?
FYI: We've made the course, videos and materials 🟢 OPEN ACCESS 🟢- so if you want to dive deeper into the topic, head onto SynthEthics' website, discover more! www.synthethics-bio.com #dropthestem #dropthestemgang #synthethics #podcast #syntheticbiology

We're introducing the first thematic team episode! 🥳Last fall, on the intersectional educational platform of BuzzOnline @buzzonlineofficial , SynthEthics @synthethics_initiative launched "The Science and Ethics of Synthetic Biology" international 6-week course with 60+ participants from the US, South Africa, India, Philippines. 🌍 Young researchers from different parts of the world, joined by invited iGEM teams from Lund and Copenhagen @igem_lund @igem_copenhagen , guided the participants in the maze of new-era biotechnology. 🧬 The presenters of the best two projects won the opportunity of being on this limited-edition podcast episode 🏆: Kinjaal Nagindas @kinjaal_n , a university student in Microbiology with experience in Food Sciences and Biotechnology, and Brian Chen @brianchenmaster , a high school student from the US with an interest in Agricultural Biotechnology. DTS gang members also accompanied the winners: Alice Cai @alicecai2020 , Founder of BuzzOnline and Erik Hartman @erik.hartman , Founder of SynthEthics. Who's ready to hear tune into conversations surrounding man altering the blueprint of human life, its possible ethical implications and what we could do in our sphere of influence?
FYI: We've made the course, videos and materials 🟢 OPEN ACCESS 🟢- so if you want to dive deeper into the topic, head onto SynthEthics' website, discover more! www.synthethics-bio.com #dropthestem #dropthestemgang #synthethics #podcast #syntheticbiology

57 min

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