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SUMMARY:Research breakthroughs and social impact: Young scientists debate 
 synthetic biology
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Patrick Matthias and Jan Roelof van der Meer\nAlgae farms that
  produce biofuel\, bacteria that clean up environmental pollutants and cel
 l-based medical devices that monitor our health status and correct imbalan
 ces\,  these are just some of the possible applications of synthetic biol
 ogy.Synthetic biology\, like other breakthrough technologies\, has the pot
 ential to offer new solutions for society’s challenges. But it also rais
 es concerns about safety and ethical implications.\n		How will synthetic b
 iology transform – medicine? – the environment? – industry? – soci
 ety? – our concept of life?\n\nThe Forum for Genetic Research and LS2 co
 rdially invite you to explore these questions together with young scientis
 ts at a round-table discussion.\nWith Jan Roelof van der Meer (University 
 of Lausanne) and the EPFL iGEM 2015 team (starting at 14h00).\nThe round t
 able discussion will be preceded by BIO•FICTION@Lausanne\, featuring a s
 election of short films from the BIO•FICTION Science\, Art and Film Fest
 ival (starting at 12.30h)\nFor further information and registration: www.n
 aturalsciences.ch/synbio2016\nPlease also see the flyer attached.Deadline 
 for registration: February 10th 2016.
LOCATION:UNIL\, Amphipôle
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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