Alan Kay applied to synthetic biology, and other stuff.
This is something I wrote up a few days ago, probably around four or so in the morning. So take whatever it says with caution. I know I should be writing about some other things as well, like how the diybio nyc might be amazingly close to getting a real lab space, or how I’m … Read more
Synthetic Biology on KQED QUEST- and some comments on the diybio aspect
(((I was trying to embed the videos from the KQED site directly in the post, but apparently copy pasting embed code in HTML panel isn’t good enough for wordpress. I’ve linked to them instead. They are quite good. You should really check them out.))) Here are two videos on synthetic biology. The first one is … Read more
Life during summer and consilience notes
I should definitely to a decent post some time soon, but it seems that I’m in middle of severe drought of ideas and writing abilities. Hopefully this is just a passing phase… Someone should definitely develop a drug against writer’s block I think. A few things I’ve been working on so far between all the … Read more
$300 synthetic biology class
A while ago I came across a new program in MIT’s school of continuing education. Apparently the field of synthetic biology is popular, if not mature, enough to deserve a star-studded cast of lecturers doing lab circuit with the class participants for five full days. I was at once enthusiastic about going (the class would … Read more
Synbio interview
Spent most of the day outside today. It was a good chance for me to browse through the textbook ‘biotechnology for beginner’. I did most of reading in the quiet of the central library, though I did spend the early morning relaxing with some coffee in the Bryant park (before going off to a lecture … Read more
Today’s diybio nyc meetup
I got through another meeting with the diybio nyc peeps. Mostly it was management related talk with what came to be the founding members of the group, in terms of getting legal status and finding space for the group. The biggest problem for the group at the moment seem to be lack of lab-worthy space. … Read more
The first encounter
This past Monday was the first meet-up date for the diy-bio nyc… I was thinking of writing a little post on the meet-up from the day one, but the papers kept rolling in and I had to put it off for a day or two. I won’t be naming any names in this post for … Read more
Synthetic Biology Debate:Drew Endy and Jim Thomas
Here’s the link to the talk between Drew Endy and Jim Thomas on various aspects of synthetic biology, sponsored by the Long Now foundation. The talk is about two hours long, and is available for download on the website. From brief look the talk is more about basic exposition of synthetic biology and possible social … Read more
cheap microfluidics
Just a quick note before I go off to fire up a new report. (Cross posted from my tumblr feed) Original article from the Wired. Ok, here’s my take on it. There seem to be a way to build a cheap microfluidic array using household materials costing around three cents. The materials involved are standard … Read more
Plenty of room
Just a quick note before I drift off to study for my exams. I re-read the famous ‘there’s plenty of room at the bottom‘ speech made by Richard Feynman recently. Aside from being inspired by his genius and foresight (as usual) I think I hit on an interesting idea. At the end of the speech … Read more
