50 min listen
Designing Life
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Dec 29, 2016
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Podcast episode
Description
From "Semi-Living Dolls" to glowing florescent illustrations, artists are using the tools of synthetic biology to grow their own materials and create works of art that are, essentially, alive. It’s one thing to wag our fingers at big scientific institutions for "playing God," but isn't it uncool to tell artists they shouldn't do something, even if it creeps us out?(Originally aired May 28, 2015)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Dec 29, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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