Bio-Based Ideas

You know that CRISPR technology is a big deal when this technology is covered in non-scientific circles. Just last weekend, Radiolab had a 30 minute coverage trying to explain to lay people what the big deal about CRISPRs is. In my opinion, they have done a fabulous job. http://www.radiolab.org/story/antibodies-part-1-crispr/ What do you think?

I just watched this documentary created by people at the Wired Magazine. This documentary conveys some of the challenges our world will need to face by 2050 and presents some inspiring approaches to tackling some of these challenges. Interestingly, in the first part, Professor Jay Kiesling gets a few minutes of face time to talk about synthetic biology and its contribution to the transportation energy field. Enjoy!