Building With Biology

An adult and two children looking at a DNA model. Building With Biology
August 20, 2016 * Noon - 3pm

Discover how synthetic biologists solve problems using genetics, biology and engineering. Meet scientists, design a "super-organism," learn about and extract DNA, and talk about technology in our lives.
 
Included with museum admission.

 
What is synthetic biology?
The use of components of biological systems to make new organisms with novel functions. Synthetic biology combines engineering and biology.

For more: http://buildingwithbiology.org/about-syn-bio

 

Funded by the National Science Foundation.