Synthetic Biology Courses and Certifications

Mimicking Simple Life Without Biochemistry

Explore the creation of life-like chemical systems exhibiting growth, replication, and evolution through non-biochemical processes, offering insights into artificial biology and early Earth proto-life formation.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM)

A Xither of Xenobots - Demolishing Dichotomous Thinking With Synthetic Proto-Organisms

Explore synthetic proto-organisms and challenge dichotomous thinking in this presentation on xenobots, offering insights into collective intelligence and biological engineering.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

ACM SIGPLAN

Towards Higher-level Abstractions for Molecular Programming

Explore higher-level abstractions for molecular programming using chemical reaction networks, inspired by functional reactive programming. Build modular CRN programs with a Haskell library.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Paul G. Allen School

Chemical Reaction Networks and Stochastic Local Search

Exploring stochastic local search algorithms in chemical reaction networks for solving optimization problems, with focus on Boolean satisfiability and potential applications in biological computation.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Towards Life in a Jar by Zorana Zeravcic

Explore the potential of artificial systems mimicking life's characteristics using novel building blocks, navigating vast possibilities to discover unexpected capabilities beyond familiar biological structures.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Center for Physical Genomics and Engineering

Many-to-Many Networks: Multifunctional Modules for Multicellularity

Explore how many-to-many protein networks function as versatile computational devices in multicellular organisms and their potential applications in synthetic biology for designing complex behaviors.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

TED

How Synthetic Biology Could Wipe Out Humanity - and How We Can Stop It

Explore the potential dangers of synthetic biology and gene editing, their implications for humanity, and strategies to mitigate risks in this thought-provoking talk by Rob Reid.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Terraforming the Biosphere - Can Bioengineering Save Us?

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Explore bioengineering strategies to address critical environmental challenges, including protecting drylands, managing marine plastic waste, and controlling carbon dioxide levels.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Building Life from Scratch - Panel Discussion at IPFest 2019

Panel discussion exploring origins of life, synthetic biology, and astrobiology. Experts discuss building life from scratch, technological advancements, and implications for understanding life's emergence on Earth and beyond.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Paul G. Allen School

Allen School Colloquium - MISL Research Lab Presentations

Explore cutting-edge research in DNA data storage, molecular computation, and protein sequencing. Discover innovative approaches to Boolean search, fast molecular circuits, CRISPR-Cas9 applications, nanopore signals, and smartphone-based molecular detect…

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Imperial College London

Engineering Biology Symposium - Latest Innovations in Biology and Engineering

Explore cutting-edge innovations at the intersection of biology and engineering through dynamic presentations and interactive sessions at Imperial College London's Engineering Biology Symposium.

• YouTube
• 6 hours 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

SNIAVideo

Microbe Synthesized DNA for DNA-Based Data Storage - MI DNA DSC

Explore how bacterial cells can revolutionize DNA data storage through the innovative MI-DNA project, featuring low-cost drives and evolutionary genetic mechanisms.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

SNIAVideo

The Double Edged Sword of DNA's Extreme Information Density

Discover how engineered enzymes overcome traditional DNA synthesis limitations, enabling production of customizable single-stranded DNA sequences exceeding 1kb for synthetic biology applications.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Video

BPPB Seminar

The Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Growing Synthetic Microbial Consortia

Explore the spatio-temporal dynamics of synthetic microbial consortia growth through cutting-edge biological physics research and mathematical modeling approaches.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

BPPB Seminar

Building a Synthetic Cell - From Molecular Components to Living Systems

Explore groundbreaking research on synthetic cell construction and biological engineering through an in-depth seminar presentation examining cutting-edge developments in cellular biology.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video