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Now a days, the group has 22 active members and 5 projects with Non governmental organizations. | Now a days, the group has 22 active members and 5 projects with Non governmental organizations. | ||
- | They are evolving in order to become an institution and in process of building a | + | They are evolving in order to become an institution and in process of building a proper infrastructure that would allow the resolution of high impact issues, as much as bigger workshops, hackatons, talks, conferences and developments. |
You can find out more about this creative and talented group of people at: http://garagelab.tumblr.com/ or their twitter http://twitter.com/garagelab | You can find out more about this creative and talented group of people at: http://garagelab.tumblr.com/ or their twitter http://twitter.com/garagelab | ||
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Through these talks we find out how people from different disciplines other than natural sciences come up with new ideas and points of view that challenge and make us rethink biology. | Through these talks we find out how people from different disciplines other than natural sciences come up with new ideas and points of view that challenge and make us rethink biology. | ||
- | We are | + | We are planning to develop a game (either a computer game, a cards game or both) for spreading synthetic biology concepts and strategies among young and non specialized people |
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Therefore, we decided to explore the question Garage Lab presented us as a secondary project for after the Jamborees, to develop a way to identify and measure water contamination; such as heavy metals and maybe other noxious components at Riachuelo in the form of an unexpensive kit that could be distributed so that each community is able to periodically measure contamination levels in their area. '''The infrastructure is not present... '''' | Therefore, we decided to explore the question Garage Lab presented us as a secondary project for after the Jamborees, to develop a way to identify and measure water contamination; such as heavy metals and maybe other noxious components at Riachuelo in the form of an unexpensive kit that could be distributed so that each community is able to periodically measure contamination levels in their area. '''The infrastructure is not present... '''' | ||
- | We aim to build a set of biosensors using parts from the Registry, more | + | We aim to build a set of biosensors using parts from the Registry, more particularly the arsenic biosensor. We have already contacted Edinburgh 2006, Cambridge 2009 and SouthBend 2011 Teams regarding the procedures and experiences they have had related to arsenic detection using biobricks. We found an amazing support, ideas and encouragement from every team we contacted, including teachers and students. |
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Garage Lab
GarageLab is a group of scientists, artists and engineers cofounded by Emiliano Kargieman and Dario Wainer in 2009 as a Workshop about Bioengineering at the University of Palermo. During these years, it grew up to be a multitasking group, by getting involved in subjects such as Neuro-robotics, Contamination assessment, Data Privacy and Management, Personalized Medicine, Public Information and Problematics of Open Innovation. Now a days, the group has 22 active members and 5 projects with Non governmental organizations. They are evolving in order to become an institution and in process of building a proper infrastructure that would allow the resolution of high impact issues, as much as bigger workshops, hackatons, talks, conferences and developments. You can find out more about this creative and talented group of people at: http://garagelab.tumblr.com/ or their twitter http://twitter.com/garagelab |
Learn and play session
Of the several reunions that we had at Garage Lab, perhaps the most interesting was the one in which one of our members taught Synthetic Biology to a group of computer scientists and engineers through a game. The key question was not "How does DNA works?" but "How can we make it work for us?" Through these talks we find out how people from different disciplines other than natural sciences come up with new ideas and points of view that challenge and make us rethink biology. We are planning to develop a game (either a computer game, a cards game or both) for spreading synthetic biology concepts and strategies among young and non specialized people |
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Future plans: Solving local problems
Impact in the media
"Alumnos argentinos, por primera vez en un “Mundial” de biología" Diario el Día, 10/22/12.
"Argentinos clasificaron para el concurso mundial de biología sintética" Diario Hoy, 10/22/12.
"Competencia mundial de Biología Sintética" Aptus Noticias educativas, 10/21/12.
"Argentinos clasificaron para el concurso mundial de biología sintética" Agencia de noticias TELAM, 10/20/12.
"Argentinos clasificaron para el concurso mundial de biología sintética" TV Perú Noticias , 10/20/12.
"Debut y éxito argentino en olimpiadas de biología sintética" Nota en el portal CyTA. 10/19/12.
"Debut y éxito argentino en olimpiadas de biología sintética" Tomamateyavivate, 10/19/12.
"Estudiantes argentinos pasan a la etapa final de un certamen mundial" Nota en la página de noticias del CONICET, 10/19/2012.
"Elegidos del Conicet" Página 12, 20/10/12.
"iGEM Buenos Aires: Synthetic bacterial communities" Lab Rat blog at scientificamerican.com 9/9/12.