Andrew Hessel - Introduction to Synthetic Biology

[pingutastic]

Is the vital difference between synthetic biology and conventional biotechnology or genetic engineering down to the approach? idea of standardised genetic components and of course addition of new technology such as DNA synthesiser. I'm slightly confused on this matter...because say e.coli producing insulin is generally regarded as a product of genetic engineering but yeast producing diesel is a synthetic biology invention....I will be grateful if anyone can answer my question. Thanks

[bigfoot799]

awesome lecture. keep them coming. 

[elmoloveseggs]

Oh i just watched this and yes he looks just like tobias funke!

[TBrewer64]

This is great stuff! I have been looking for a research position in this area and this talk is a great explanation for people who are unfamiliar with synthetic biology. Check out Terrence Brann on linkedin.

[silphidae1]

Tobias from Arrested Development?

[lsdisaok]

Andrew... get a job.

[trekheck]

Funny -- a "pioneer in synthetic biology" ... I have been involved in the field since 6 years and never even heard of the guy. Sleek, sensationalist, superficial.

[iGEMWageningenUR]

Great video!

[buckamoona]

steve jobs?

[dandvd]

Is there a transcript of this video somewhere?

[Juvencio7]

Why i can only see 8 minutes?

There's another site with the video?

[DrGlukose]

@Juvencio7: Had the same problem and changed the resolution of the video. wWorked just fine! Btw great lecture and an interesting view into the future!

[sharinku3]

Stumbled upon! Great vid

[faunflynn]

Most interesting.

Great post thank you.

[caseorganic]

I am very pleased with this. Thank you for speaking.

[gravelftw]

This lecture should be shown in high school Biology classes everywhere.

[AlexanderGoldstein]

Interesting lecture by Professor Hessel. Thank you for uploading this.

[midare]

Thank you for uploading this. Wonderful lecture. I am looking forward to future uploads from the University.

[Air420]

I second that, great video.

[singularityu]

Thanks for the bookmarks ccaaeeiioouuss

[ccaaeeiioouuss]

you are welcome and thanks for these excellent talks

[ccaaeeiioouuss]

54:15 interesting here.

[ccaaeeiioouuss]

50:30 very good point. that is scary as hell.

[mkultra1982]

There's an upcoming new episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in which the DNA of the lead detective is replicated in a laboratory and planted at the scene of a crime to frame her!

[ccaaeeiioouuss]

its begun. so once DNA identification methods are no longer valid a new type of id method will have to come along but what? perhaps there is a certain energy signature that our DNA carries that can not be replicated. of course this is getting into metaphysics or at least subatomics.

[PianoSonata]

It's possible, now. Beware! Haha

[ccaaeeiioouuss]

39:00 well all you need is a few nefarious acts and you could be looking at serious tragedies, i mean extremely massive casualties. .

[ccaaeeiioouuss]

34:00 great point. makes imagination go wild. amazing.