Solar Transgenics, Synthetic Biology, Nanotech Biomimicry, Post-Natural History and Green Biofuel

Huub de Groot and Richard Pell on appropriate and sustainable hi-tech replacement of fossil fuels and the geographic placement of transgenic plants and animals

11 Sep 2009

VASTAL, VivoArts School for Transgenic Aesthetics Ltd., is a temporary research and education institute of Adam Zaretsky and Waag Society. Waag Society has proudly invited Adam Zaretsky to be artist in residence over the course of 2009. During this period Zaretsky will research, give lectures and courses on Art and Life Sciences.

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With:
Richard Pell, Huub de Groot

Huub de Groot is a Professor of Biophysical Organic Chemistry at Leiden University. His research on producing Solar Biofuels from Microorganisms has consistently been focused on appropriate and sustainable hi-tech replacement of fossil fuels.

Richard Pell is professor of art at Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburg, USA and one of the founding members of the Center for PostNatural History (www.postnatural.org). Rich will speak about the Center’s investigations into the geographic placement of transgenic plants and animals. Rich will also speak about Synthetic Biology and his role as a iGEM Judge (2009.igem.org/About)