Self-repair lab, a part of siNbioz\u0117 project, with an exhibition and a workshop on monitoring urine takes place in a newly shaping TopLab in Berlin 16 December 2017. Offering activities in real laboratory and also home\u2013like environment, as well as philosophical\/theoretical, scientific and hands\u2013on approaches, this lab will allow to discuss the issues of self\u2013repair, creation\/altering of organisms as well as bioethics\/biosafety from multiplicity of perspectives.<\/p>\n
Contributions by Mindaugas Gap\u0161evi\u010dius, Lina Rukevi\u010di\u016bt\u0117, Alessandro Volpato, Gabrielius Jakutis, Migl\u0117 Kalvaityt\u0117, Emilija Vasili\u016bnait\u0117 among others<\/p>\n
SynORI \u2013 a framework for multi\u2013plasmid systems<\/p>\n
The series of drawings introduce the Vilnius\u2013Lithuania iGEM 2017 team\u2018s process of developing a SynORI \u2013 synthetic origin of replication. Under the same name the team has created a framework which, for the first time in science history, enables the alteration of plasmid copy number and standardized regulation of multi-plasmid systems. SynORI incorporates a subsystem for reducing the amount of antibiotics needed to maintain multiple plasmids in one cell, and will enable the creation of more complex metabolic pathways, smart assembly of protein complexes and a more precise information processing in synthetic biology.<\/p>\n
Monitoring Urine lab with Alessandro Volpato<\/p>\n
Understanding our health status is easy, thanks to well designed equipment, extensive public documentation and collaboration with medical staff. This workshop is about checking biomarkers in own urine, which are measurable indicators of a biological state.
\nFirst, every participant will check 10 parameters of their own urine with test strips. The parameters to test will be: proteins, glucose, ketones, haemoglobin, bilirubin, urobilinogen, acetone, nitrite, leucocytes and pH. We will analyze the values and understand what is their meaning. In the second part, participants will learn how to test the OD (optical density) of urine with a DIY photometer.<\/p>\n
Self-repair<\/p>\n
Self-repair project is conceived and realized by Mindaugas Gap\u0161evi\u010dius. It is a reference to non-traditional cases where social considerations are excluded under existing circumstances, or a reference to the contexts of malfunctioning systems, especially of those related to one\u2019s own body. Self-repair is about an ability to identify and to fix one\u2019s own systems, by studying the available knowledge and consulting qualified specialists. Self-repair is also about experiments that might not be yet tolerated by society and that might instead be yet considered unethical.<\/p>\n
Mindaugas Gap\u0161evi\u010dius (miga) is an artist, interested in intersection between arts, technologies and sciences. Since four years he is interested in the emergence of life and interaction between organic and inorganic matter. Mindaugas Gap\u0161evi\u010dius is a PhD candidate and an artistic associate at the Bauhaus University, Weimar. Interested in DIYbio and beyond.<\/p>\n
Vilnius\u2013Lithuania iGEM is the premiere student team competition in Synthetic Biology. In 2017 competition Vilnius\u2013Lithuania iGEM 2017 team won the Grand Prize. Collaborators include Gabrielius Jakutis, Migl\u0117 Kalvaityt\u0117, Emilija Vasili\u016bnait\u0117.<\/p>\n
Alessandro Volpato is a biologist working on lab automation and designing systems for open and accessible science. He is interested in bridging communities and promoting interdisciplinary collaboration to valorize each other\u2019s work.<\/p>\n
The laboratory is organised by Institutio media in collaboration with >top e. V. and Vilnius\u2013Lithuania iGEM 2017 team. The event is kindly supported by Lithuanian Council for Culture and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania, Nordic Council of Ministers.<\/p>\n
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\n19:00 \u2013 23:00
\nTopLab at Schillerpromenade 4, 12049 Berlin
\nhttp:\/\/www.top-ev.de\/schillerpalais\/self-repair-lab\/<\/a><\/p>\n