Many weeks without an update, that could be either because nothing happened or because too much is happening. In a way, it's a strange combination of both. I'm still having a lot of fun with my graduation project "My City = My Body", in which I try to explore possible implications of biotechnologies in an urban society. It sounds huge. It is huge. It therefore consists of three smaller projects: a project about local tapwater and enjoying pharmaceutical pollution, a project about a new superhero who embodies the dreams and anxieties around biotechnologies and a project exploring synthetic biology.
For that last project, I'm in touch with Vincent Rouilly, tutor at the synthetic biology course in Imperial College. He's kind and patient enough to explain to me the basics of synthetic biology, to show me around a lab and hook me up with students. Since he's also really interested in the work we're doing at the RCA, I'm organising a small exhibition of a few students' and alumni's work at an upcoming conference on synthetic biology . Like the Lancaster experience, it promises to be an interesting confrontation of our projects and their research.