1. How many people should have the option of learning to read and write DNA (i.e., practice biotechnology)

As someone who is from outside the industry and who espouses the virtues of this course, I believe that EVERYONE should be able to read or write DNA, it's should be the most accessible technology similar to using a computer. Editing is a another topic.

  1. Pick a country outside the United States of interest to you. How does or will its bioeconomy differ culturally and practically from the US? How do or will these differences lead to differences in opportunities for specific biotechnology projects?

Australia, it's a similar culturally and practically, though there are some differences, there’s ,pre focus in terms of coordinating the opportunities from a whole country perspective. And the Gene regulators are more open to synthetic biology approaches than some jurisdictions in the States.

  1. What is bio-scarer and does bio-scarer impact conversations about GMOs?

Bioscarers are people who fearmonger about the impacts of using biotechnology. Its interesting because some of the challenges faced ethically and morally for scientists can be framed using this mechanism as a way to canvas ideas and worries that bio-scarers and their platforms profess. It’s also important to contextualise their viewpoints from the perspective of the broader society because we share our society together, however it’s also obtrusive if the opinions are uninformed and lack the understanding of the beneficial implications of using biotechnology.

Learning module (Committed Listeners)

Patrick Boyle’s

  1. Assume that all of the molecular biology work you'd like to do could be automated, what sort of new biological questions would you ask, or what new types of products would you make?

I'm always intrigued by how varied biology can be, given different evolutionary conditions. For me one interesting product are those electricity producing bacteria. Could you turn them into switches for sensing purposes. What would that sensor look like at scale and its applications?

  1. If you could make metric tons of any protein, what would you make and what positive impact could you have?

Definitely 3FGC, bioluminescent walls forever!!

Bio Production Lab