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Natalie Kuldell February 1st, 2011

Natalie Kuldell February 1st, 2011. http://openwetware.org/wiki/20.20(S11). 2020: Futurists. Freeman Dyson writes: "Biotechnology will become as domesticated as computer games and children and housewives will create their new animal and plant species at home.”. Quack? Genius?.

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Natalie Kuldell February 1st, 2011

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  1. Natalie Kuldell February 1st, 2011 http://openwetware.org/wiki/20.20(S11)

  2. 2020: Futurists Freeman Dyson writes: "Biotechnology will become as domesticated as computer games and children and housewives will create their new animal and plant species at home.” Quack? Genius?

  3. 2020: Historians

  4. “a sophisticated computer at your fingertips” • 20 lb • 16K RAM • Built in thermal printer • Operating system and BASIC language in ROM

  5. “a scientist clad in white spools threads of DNA onto a glass rod. He is about to treat it with enzymes, then insert it into E. coli, endowing the microbe with powers nature never gave it.”

  6. What’s new: Application of engineering principles to biology

  7. What you’ll work on… 1. design a plausible and compelling synthetic biological system 2. develop a detailed design plan and construction roadmap 3. evaluate ownership, commercial, ethical aspects of the project

  8. What you’ll learn (I think)…

  9. What you’ll learn (I think)…

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  11. What you’ll learn (I think)…

  12. http://openwetware.org/wiki/20.20(S11) 3-3-3

  13. Tuesdays/Thursdays 11-12:30 • Start with challenge/puzzle/activity • Follow-up with group discussion • Occasional homework

  14. How can biology be made easier to engineer? • What are the consequences of success? • How has nature solved physical challenges? • In what ways does nature innovate?

  15. Wednesdays 2-5

  16. Wednesdays 2-5 3 ideas presentation

  17. Wednesdays 2-5 Tech spec review

  18. Project • 3 ideas presentation • Tech spec review • Final presentation • 65%, team grades

  19. Project • 3 ideas presentation • Tech spec review • Final presentation • 65%, team grades Blog Entries 30%, individual grades Instructor Leverage 5%, individual grades

  20. Let’s get building!!! any ???s

  21. the end

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