[tt] [GreyThumb] Mackenzie Cowell to speak Tuesday, Dec 11

[Eugen Leitl]

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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:06:04 -0500
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Subject: [GreyThumb] Mackenzie Cowell to speak Tuesday, Dec 11
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[Please note the unusual time for this month's meeting. Our reservation 
got moved from our regular date to accommodate a larger, holiday party 
at the Asgard.]

Grey Thumb Meeting

Featuring a talk by Mackenzie Cowell on the international genetically 
engineered machine  (iGEM) competition

When:  7:00pm Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Where: The Asgard Irish Pub & Restaurant (350 Mass. Ave, Central Square,
Cambridge)
Who:   All are welcome

The international genetically engineered machine competition (iGEM) is 
an annual event that challenges teams of undergraduates to apply the 
principles of Synthetic Biology to build living machines from 
standardized biological parts.  More than 650 students from 23 different 
countries participated in the most recent competition, and in this talk 
Cowell will describe the foundations of Synthetic Biology and some of 
the practical lessons learned about its application from the 
competition, with a particular focus on the problems and benefits of 
trying to engineer self-reproducing machines. 

Mackenzie Cowell graduated in 2007 with a degree in Biology from 
Davidson College and now organizes the iGEM competition at MIT.  Besides 
Synthetic Biology, Mac is also interested in the changing world of 
scientific publication.  Mac is on the steering committee of 
OpenWetWare, an online community helping scientists share their work, 
and is an active member of the MIT Free Culture chapter.

About Grey Thumb:
Grey Thumb is a group of scientists, engineers, hackers, artists, and
hobbyists in the Boston metro area with a strong interest in artificial
life, artificial intelligence, biology, complex systems, and other
related topics. http://www.greythumb.org

Note: Parking is available for $3 (with validation) in the garage behind
The Asgard on Green St.



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