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Washington, DC, USA - June 27, 2011:US-Israel Business Initiative Biotechnology Forum. Photo by Ian Wagreich / © U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Biotechnology, AI and the Internet of Things are shaping the 21th century as we speak. Information is the only thing that matters: who controls it, owns it, leaks it; who gathers it, uses, sells or fabricates it? From 11 May to 8 July, MU takes a close look at the unravelling information-related mythologies of our time (identity, privacy, freedom, truth) with two separate solo exhibitions like parallel universes of critical reflection by artists Zach Blas and Heather Dewey-Hagborg.
The two exhibitions at MU pose some challenging questions. What makes us who we are, for instance, and who defines our identities? What chance do we stand against a trillion-dollar industry out to harvest and sell our information or governments eager to monitor everyone in order to track down (possible) criminals, terrorists or political opponents? When companies and states have the computing power and algorithms to handle information of billions of people; when artificial intelligence predicts our buying behaviour as well as our potential threat to society – where does that leave us? Well… at least we can call for regulation, we can quit Facebook, and some of us, like Zach Blas and Heather Dewey-Hagborg, can make incredible art.
Photos by Hanneke Wetzer
Board of governors International Centre for Biotechnology, NsukkaUNESCO Paris16 October 2012© UNESCO/P. Chiang-Joo
2012 - A British biotechnology company called Oxitec has developed a method to modify the genetic structure of the male Aedes mosquito. The Aedes mosquito carries dengue, one of the most rapidly spreading viral diseases in the world. The transformation essentially turns it into a mutant capable of destroying its own species.
Oxitec (British biotech company)
www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/07/09/120709fa_fact_specter
2045 - World population exceeds 9 billion – U.S. Census Bureau en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_future_in_forecasts
Over population has led to a new form of bioterrorism, which aims to perpetuate the random but equitable disruption of human reproduction. By modifying their own genetic material, a shadowy group called “roulette” has made it so that their offspring carry a recessive trait that may or may not render their future children (or childrens’ children) infertile, depending on the genetic structure of their mates.
“Clean Gene Machines” like this one allow people who believe they are targets of genetic terrorism, or are “sterility suicide bombers” themselves, to visualize all the genetic permutations that could result from reproducing with any given mate and to eliminate those which would result in their children being infertile. It essentially enables people to select the best of the many variations of offspring they could have with a particular person (or to select a different mate).
5th BIO Latin America Conference | São Paulo, Brazil | 3-4 September, 2019
Hosted by BIO (Biotechnology Innovation Organization) and Biominas Brasil
Photo: Ivan Almeida
The Governor joined with scholarship recipients, representatives from Fraunhofer Center for Molecular Biotechnology and the Governor’s Biotechnology Scholarship Advisory Committee to award students who demonstrate a commitment to pursuing the highest standards of excellence, ethics and compassion in the biotechnology field. The Delaware Governor’s Biotechnology Scholarship Fund was created for the purpose of encouraging Delaware students to consider studies and career opportunities in the growing field of biotechnology.
Board of governors International Centre for Biotechnology, NsukkaUNESCO Paris16 October 2012© UNESCO/P. Chiang-Joo
Thursday, March 16, 2017 – 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C.
Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research – Public Hearing
RE: The Next Farm Bill: Agricultural Research
5th BIO Latin America Conference | São Paulo, Brazil | 3-4 September, 2019
Hosted by BIO (Biotechnology Innovation Organization) and Biominas Brasil
Photo: Ivan Almeida
Research & Development Center for Biotechnology
Project Type: Civic
This laboratory think tank is not only for the innovation of biotechnology but also brings in the public to experience and learn about how biotechnology works and affects their lives. The Center uses “WAVES” as both the conceptual and physical representation of the workflow of a scientific experiment. Laboratory work is about thinking, sharing, and repetitiveness, which is presented as the “WAVES” that communicate and influence each other.
Board of governors International Centre for Biotechnology, NsukkaUNESCO Paris16 October 2012© UNESCO/P. Chiang-Joo
The Revolution will be Bio-Based
Genomics Forum and Innogen event at the 2012 ESRC Festival of Social Science
The Revolution will be Bio-Based
Genomics Forum and Innogen event at the 2012 ESRC Festival of Social Science
BIO-Europe Spring 2013 has attracted more than 2,000 top-notch executives and investors from 1,219 companies and organizations with links to the life sciences sectors.
The DIY Human Enhancement Clinic investigates novel strategies for public engagement with new developments in biotechnology.
This edition of DIY Human Enhancement Clinic is part of the DITOs project and supported by the European Commission.
Research & Development Center for Biotechnology
Project Type: Civic
This laboratory think tank is not only for the innovation of biotechnology but also brings in the public to experience and learn about how biotechnology works and affects their lives. The Center uses “WAVES” as both the conceptual and physical representation of the workflow of a scientific experiment. Laboratory work is about thinking, sharing, and repetitiveness, which is presented as the “WAVES” that communicate and influence each other.