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What happens when biology becomes technology?

Christina Agapakis · TED

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"We've been promised a future of chrome -- but what if the future is fleshy?" asks biological designer Christina Agapakis. In this awe-inspiring talk, Agapakis details her work in synthetic biology -- a multidisciplinary area of research that pokes holes in the line between what's natural and artificial -- and shares how breaking down the boundaries between science, society, nature and technology can lead us to imagine different possible futures.

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Institution
TED
Department
TED2020
Speaker
Christina Agapakis
Year
2020
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Engineering, Art, architecture and design
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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