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GemFM - Episode 2 by Ucligem on Mixcloud

NTNU Trondheim iGEM and Dr Alfred Nordmann

Search and Destroy: Bacterial Anti-Cancer Kamikaze
NTNU Trondheim, Norway and Dr Alfred Nordmann

Trondheim, the only Norwegian iGEM team, are enabling E.coli to detect and attack cancer cells. The cells will produce a tumor inhibitor effective at killing cancer cells. It will then respond to environmental cues indicating the presence of cancer cells and undergoe lysis, to release the anti-cancer agent. Trondheim iGEM describes this as a "search and destroy" missions against cancer inside the human body.

Interviews only: Part 1 - About the Project - and Part 2 - On iGEM

Dr Alfred Nordmann is Professor of Philosophy and History of Science and Technoscience at TU Darmstadt. We sat down with him at the <a href="http://www.cas.uni-muenchen.de/veranstaltungen/tag_synth_bio_2012/index.html" title="CAS Conference" target="_blank">CAS Conference in Munich</a> to talk about the difference between science and technoscience - including Synthetic Biology. Whereas the former aims to generate intellectual knowledge, the latter focuses on creating capabilities and creative understanding.

Interview only on Soundcloud.

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-== Trondheim iGEM and Dr Alfred Nordmann==
+== NTNU Trondheim iGEM and Dr Alfred Nordmann==
-''' ChimeriQ ''' Aug 13th <br />
+'''Search and Destroy: Bacterial Anti-Cancer Kamikaze''' <br />
-''<html><a href="https://2012.igem.org/Team:Queens_Canada" title="Website" target="_blank">Queens, Canada</a></html> and <html><a href="http://cheme.berkeley.edu/faculty/keasling/" title="kealingwebsite" target="_blank">Dr Jay Keasling</a></html>''
+''<html><a href="https://2012.igem.org/Team:NTNU_Trondheim" title="Website" target="_blank">NTNU Trondheim, Norway</a></html> and <html><a href="http://www.philosophie.tu-darmstadt.de/institut/mitarbeiterinnen_1/professoren/a_nordmann/index.en.jsp" title="Dr Alfred Nordmann" target="_blank">Dr Alfred Nordmann</a></html>''
-The Queens team are making chimeric bacteria flagella. By making insertions in the variable domain of the bacterial flagellin, Queens aim to incorporate metal binding proteins, enzymes, adhesive proteins as well as scaffolding proteins to further extend the possible applications. Inspired by Dr. John Bohannon and the Dance Your PhD Contest, Queens are also developing dance as a unique alternative for explaining scientific concepts.
+Trondheim, the only Norwegian iGEM team, are enabling E.coli to detect and attack cancer cells. The cells will produce a tumor inhibitor effective at killing cancer cells. It will then respond  to environmental cues indicating the presence of cancer cells and undergoe lysis, to release the anti-cancer agent. Trondheim iGEM describes this as a "search and destroy" missions against cancer inside the human body.
 '''Interviews only:''' <html><a href="http://soundcloud.com/ucligem/queens-igem-project-overview" title="Queens Part 1" target="_blank">Part 1 - About the Project -</a> and <a href="http://soundcloud.com/ucligem/queens-igem-on-the-competition" title="Queens Part 2" target="_blank">Part 2 - On iGEM</a></html>
-<html><a href="http://cheme.berkeley.edu/faculty/keasling/" title="kealingwebsite" target="_blank">Dr Jay Keasling</a></html> (Berkeley) is working on a replacement for jet fuel and diesel, following his success creating anti-malarial drugs from yeast. Biofuels are liquid fuels derived from the solar energy stored in plant biomass. His research team aim to engineer new microbes as an alternative to yeast that can quickly and efficiently ferment complex sugars derived from starch-based biomass into biofuels.
+<html><a href="http://www.philosophie.tu-darmstadt.de/institut/mitarbeiterinnen_1/professoren/a_nordmann/index.en.jsp" title="Dr Alfred Nordmann" target="_blank">Dr Alfred Nordmann</a></html> is Professor of Philosophy and History of Science and Technoscience at TU Darmstadt. We sat down with him at the <a href="http://www.cas.uni-muenchen.de/veranstaltungen/tag_synth_bio_2012/index.html" title="CAS Conference" target="_blank">CAS Conference in Munich</a> to talk about the difference between science and technoscience - including Synthetic Biology. Whereas the former aims to generate intellectual knowledge, the latter focuses on creating capabilities and creative understanding.
 <html><a href="http://soundcloud.com/ucligem/dr-jay-keasling-overcoming" title="Dr. Jay Keasling" target="_blank">Interview only on Soundcloud.</a></html>
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