April 2010
BBC Radio 4 Material World: Synthetic Biology
15/04/10 09:28
Material World
Listen now (30 minutes)
Last broadcast on Mon, 19 Apr 2010, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).
SYNOPSIS
Quentin Cooper reports from the Edinburgh International Science Festival on the latest discoveries and their implications.
He explores the progress that has been made towards creating artificial life and the ethical questions it raises.
Listen now (30 minutes)
Last broadcast on Mon, 19 Apr 2010, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).
SYNOPSIS
Quentin Cooper reports from the Edinburgh International Science Festival on the latest discoveries and their implications.
He explores the progress that has been made towards creating artificial life and the ethical questions it raises.
Edinburgh Science Festival: Designer Life
13/04/10 09:31
Designer Life: Scotland's Next Industrial Revolution?
Event Date 13 April 2010
This debate will focus on the controversial Life Sciences topic "synthetic Life" and the anticipated development over the next decade with Scotland at the forefront of this scientific breakthrough. The debate will explore the potential of synthetic life and the ethical questions it raises.
This debate will focus on the controversial Life Sciences topic ‘Synthetic Life’ and the anticipated development over the next decade with Scotland at the forefront of this scientific breakthrough.
The debate will explore the potential of synthetic life and the ethical questions it raises.
The debate will feature renowned Oxford chemist and synthetic biology expert Professor Ben Davis, Rhona Allison, Director of Life Sciences at Scottish Enterprise, Dr Jim Haseloff from Cambridge University and Richard Holloway, former Bishop of Edinburgh.
Event Date 13 April 2010
This debate will focus on the controversial Life Sciences topic "synthetic Life" and the anticipated development over the next decade with Scotland at the forefront of this scientific breakthrough. The debate will explore the potential of synthetic life and the ethical questions it raises.
This debate will focus on the controversial Life Sciences topic ‘Synthetic Life’ and the anticipated development over the next decade with Scotland at the forefront of this scientific breakthrough.
The debate will explore the potential of synthetic life and the ethical questions it raises.
The debate will feature renowned Oxford chemist and synthetic biology expert Professor Ben Davis, Rhona Allison, Director of Life Sciences at Scottish Enterprise, Dr Jim Haseloff from Cambridge University and Richard Holloway, former Bishop of Edinburgh.