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Date |
Time |
Language |
Synthetic Biology and the Greater Good#
Dr. Drew Endy (Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering of Stanford University, President of The BioBricks Foundation & Founder, Codon Devices, Inc.) |
4.10.2008 (Sat) |
10:00am - 11:30am |
English |
The Development of High Speed Rail in China
Mr Zhang Shu Guang |
22.10.2008 (Wed) |
6:30pm - 8:00pm |
Putonghua |
Dinosaurian Research in China
Prof Dong Zhiming (Researcher, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences) |
25.10.2008 (Sat) |
2:30pm - 4:30pm |
Putonghua |
The Three-Minute Universe: The Nature ofScience
Dr. Eddy Li (Renowned Science Writer) |
7.12.2008 (Sun) |
2:30pm - 4:30pm |
Cantonese |
Extinction of Dinosaurs
Dr. Eddy Li (Renowned Science Writer) |
13.12.2008 (Sat) |
2:30pm - 4:30pm |
Cantonese |
The Art of Asking Questions in Science
Dr. Eddy Li (Renowned Science Writer) |
14.12.2008 (Sun) |
2:30pm - 4:30pm |
Cantonese |
From Worldviews to Our Views of Life
Dr. Eddy Li (Renowned Science Writer) |
21.12.2008 (Sun) |
2:30pm - 4:30pm |
Cantonese |
# Jointly organized by Innovation and Technology Commission, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the Hong Kong Science Museum
Venue: Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Science Museum
Free admission on a first come, first served basis
Synthetic Biology and the Greater Good
All life and all human civilizations depend on biology. From the oxygen in the air that we breathe, to the plants or animals that we eat, to the fuels that keep us warm and power our industries and vehicles, to our medicines and clothes. 35 years ago, scientists first learned how to manipulate DNA, using crude tools to construct relatively simple genetic programs. These early tools led to the birth of the biotechnology industry, resulting in new drugs and therapies, as well as many new controversies and unmet promises.
Today, much more powerful tools are rapidly being developed in order to help make biology easier to engineer, via a new field of research known as Synthetic Biology. Already, scientists and engineers have used early forms of these tools to construct genomes, the entire DNA program for an organism, from raw chemicals. Young students have already developed simple genetic programs of their own designs, producing bacteria that can take a photograph or smell as bananas. As biology becomes easier to engineer, many more individuals and groups, not just researchers, will likely have the opportunity to use biotechnology to solve their own problems, just as many people today can program computers or author a webpage. What role does each person, city, and nation have in our future biotechnology world? How will we all best work together to make sure that we choose to apply future biotechnologies for the greater good?
The Development of High Speed Rail in China
Please refer to the Chinese synopsis for details.
Dinosaurian Research in China
Please refer to the Chinese synopsis for details.
The Three-Minute Universe: The Nature of Science
Please refer to the Chinese synopsis for details.
Extinction of Dinosaurs
Please refer to the Chinese synopsis for details.
The Art of Asking Questions in Science
Please refer to the Chinese synopsis for details.
From Worldviews to Our Views of Life
Please refer to the Chinese synopsis for details.
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