[Mitworld] New: Endy on Synthetic Biology, Bodman on Energy

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[THE IMPLICATIONS OF SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY]

The MIT Museum brings Drew Endy to the Soap Box stage to discuss what
happens when "people being to engineer biology" and the ethical and
legal questions surrounding a brave new field.

SPEAKER:
Andrew (Drew) Endy
Cabot Assistant Professor of Biological Engineering


PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/363/>

[QUOTE]
"We're going from looking at the living world as only coming from
nature, to a subset of the living world being produced by engineers who
design and build (hopefully) useful living artifacts according to our
specifications."
--Drew Endy


EVENT HOST: Soap Box

<http://edcoord.mit.edu/soapbox/>

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[OUR ENERGY FUTURE: WHY AMERICAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING MUST LEAD THE
WAY]

US Energy Secretary Bodman discusses US policy on energy and the
administration's plans to develop a range of solutions-from biomass to
safer nuclear power plants-to meet global energy needs.

SPEAKER:
Samuel W. Bodman
United States Secretary of Energy

PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/364/>

[QUOTE]
"Our country faces challenges to security, to our health and well being
and future economic competitiveness. In all areas, the nation's
scientists and engineers will help turn challenges into opportunities."
--Samuel W. Bodman
US Secretary of Energy


EVENT HOST: Department of Chemical Engineering

<http://web.mit.edu/cheme/>

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