RSTOP Biology 2014_Lalala Shakira ft Carlinhos Brown (FIFA2014) Concert Part2-4/5 RSTOP performed of Dare lalala by shakira spanish ver. (FIFA world cup song 2014) at biology party season 08 on 12/07/2014 (siem reap apolo plaza) . I'm not own this song . _ RSTOP , RSFP... By: RSTOP cambodia … Continue reading →

On July 17th, 2014 the House held a hearing titled: Subcommittee on Research and Technology Hearing Policies to Spur Innovative Medical Breakthroughs from Laboratories to Patients Witnesses Dr. Harold Varmus, Director, National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) *(Really liked your DNA tie!) Dr. Marc Tessier-Lavigne, President and Carson Family Professor, Laboratory of Brain Development and Repair, The Rockefeller University Dr. Jay Keasling, Hubbard Howe Jr. Distinguished Professor of Biochemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley; Professor, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley; Professor Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley; Director, Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center Dr. Craig Venter, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, J. Craig Venter Institute, Synthetic Genomics, Inc., and Human Longevity, Inc. This hearing featured a selection of some of the most qualified and influential professionals in the industry, all of which provided informative positions that respectfully represented the biotech industry as a whole. In general, the hearing covered ideal Federal funding for biotech, the importance of R&D and basic science research, the state of the industry in the United States and the competition with other leading nations. The witnesses shared ways to further improve the industry with … Continue reading →

Christopher Wahl This 24-year-old biology grad is luring the meme generation to science. Her own obsession began when Jurassic Park's dinosaurs terrified and enthralled her at 5 years old. Now more than 15 million users follow Elise Andrew's Facebook page, I Fucking Love Science. Her posts grab readers' attention with a photo or an illustration accompanied by a funny, often dark caption. (Picture a smiling bee with the text, If we die, we're taking you with us.) Since she created the page in 2012, Andrew has expanded to other platforms, including a stand-alone news site and an upcoming Science Channel show starring Craig Ferguson. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll beg for more sloths. Do you cover one topic more than others? I studied genetics, evolution, and biology, but I try to be as broad as possible. I do have to catch myself, because I get really excited about new findings in biology and I'll realize, oh crap, I just posted five new bio stories, I should probably post about physics. Your TV show will be an hour of live action and animation. What else can you tell us? I won't be in front of the camera, just helping guide the … Continue reading →

I dont think I will ever get tired of quoting Drew Endys keep synthetic biology weird. One of my favorite articles in the new issue of Biocoder is on the Real Vegan Cheese project. If youve ever tried any of the various vegan cheese substitutes, they are (to put it kindly) awful. The missing ingredient in these products is the milk proteins, or caseins. And of course you cant use real milk proteins in a vegan product. But proteins are just organic compounds that are produced, in abundance, by any living cell. And synthetic biology is about engineering cell DNA to produce whatever proteins we want. Thats the central idea behind the Real Vegan Cheese project: can we design yeast to produce the caseins we need for cheese, without involving any animals? Theres no reason we cant. Once we have the milk proteins, we can use traditional processes to make the cheese. No cows (or sheep, or goats) involved, just genetically modified yeast. And you never eat the yeast; they stay behind at the brewery. Once we can make cheese, we can go further: is it possible to engineer the proteins to remove allergens? Can we go a step further … Continue reading →