20 min listen
Podcast 8: Interview with Tom Knight: The Future of Synthetic Biology
Podcast 8: Interview with Tom Knight: The Future of Synthetic Biology
ratings:
Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Sep 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Tom Knight was among the first designers of bitmap displays and ITS operating systems. Then, he decided to apply what he knew about electrical engineering and computer science to biology, and he became known as the ‘Godfather of Synthetic Biology.’ Tom is one of the co-founders of Ginkgo Bioworks, a synthetic biology company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, developing new organisms that replace technology with biology.
Released:
Sep 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (29)
Podcast 1: Interview with Sir Richard Roberts: Microbes and Bacteria, Your Friendly Neighborhood Watch: Listen as Sriharsa interviews Sir Rich about why bacteria and microbes have such a bad rap, and why the public should adjust the way we think about these organisms. by Lessons from Lab and Life