Podcasts about amino labs

Julie Legault is designer-entrepreneur from the city of Montreal. She is also the co-founder of Amino Labs, an MIT spinout that builds hardware and synthetic biology products making genetic engineering accessible to children and non-scientists. Join us for this very exciting episode as Julie walks us through her transition from designer to synthetic biologist, the key role BioBuilder played in this new career path, the birth of Amino Labs, as well as reflections on the journey so far.Link to the 100k BioEngineers in 100 Days ChallengeKeywordsDesign-entrepreneur, Maker movement, Synthetic biology, Amino Labs, MIT media lab, DNA playground, Education, Open source

We recently hosted a conversation between Julie Legault and Justin Pahara, Co-Founders of Amino Labs, and Hisham Ibrahim, Lean Startup Co. Faculty Member, focused on building a product designed to bring biotechnology — an area of science typically only accessible to experts in the field — to non-experts and beginners. In Julie, Justin, and Hisham’s conversation, they discuss: - How they discovered the problem with bringing biotechnology to beginners and how that led to the creation of Amino Labs. - The iterative process they used to build a product that served their customer’s need, not their want. - How they wrote a book about genetic engineering for beginners using an iterative process. And much, much more… When Julie Legault was a masters student at the MIT Media Lab, she was encouraged to try new things and to do things she wouldn’t normally do. So when Justin Pahara’s first startup, Synbiota, put on a workshop about a new technology called synthetic biology, Julie gave it a try. For her, it was a game changer. “I just discovered something amazing and I can make projects with this,” she remembers thinking. She and her fellow grad students got really interested in synthetic biology and all of its applications, so they tried to utilize their new knowledge in MIT’s biotech lab. But that’s where Julie recognized a big problem in the biotech space — there was a huge barrier to entry. If you weren’t an expert, it was very difficult to learn or gain any type of experience in it. Initially embarrassed by her inexperience, Julie turned the idea that there are no tools that allow beginners to get interested in biotechnology into her graduate thesis. She got overwhelmingly positive feedback, so she kept moving forward with the idea. Eventually, it led her to getting back in touch with Justin for his help and expertise in the area. Together, they founded Amino Labs, a company that builds hardware and provides experiences that makes bioengineering accessible to children and non-scientists. Email us: education@leanstartup.co Follow Lean Startup Co. @leanstartup https://leanstartup.co/education

Jeune canadienne diplômée du MIT et de l’Université de Concordia en design, Julie Legault aime transformer des avancées scientifiques et technologiques complexes en expériences amusantes. Dans cette optique, elle a créée sa propre start-up Amino Labs en 2015 et collabore depuis avec des entreprises, musées et des célébrités afin de développer des matériaux intelligents, objets connectés et des œuvres d’art interactives. Elle réhabilite au Boma France Festival l’usage des bactéries en les présentant sous un angle ludique.➡️ En savoir plus sur https://fr.boma.global Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.

APOSTLE TALK - Future News Now REVELATION WITH DIRECTION WWW.REALMIRACLES.ORG INTERNATIONAL Geopolitics ~ Intelligence ~ Prophecy WWW.UOFE.ORG THERE'S MORE THAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - PART 7 SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY ~ A MIRACLE PODCAST PRODUCTION ~ You can listen to this message NOW. Click on the pod circle at top left. (Click "BACK" to return.) OR, LISTEN TO THIS MESSAGE NOW >>> LISTEN HERE 24/7 release of Prince Handley teachings, BLOGS and podcasts > STREAM Text: “follow princehandley” to 40404 (in USA) Or, Twitter: princehandley   PODCAST SHOW NOTES BELOW LISTEN TO PODCAST FOR COMPLETE INFO MUSIC AI NEWS TODAY RE: SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY MIT Media Lab spinout Amino Labs develops mini-lab kits with all the necessary tools and materials for anyone to start engineering microbes. The Last Version of Me: How to Live Forever, [Wired Magazine] George Church, Head of the New Research Building at Harvard Medical School, has a plan to design and build long chains of human DNA, by rewriting critical stretches of chromosomes that can then be stitched together with a naturally occurring genome. Fake chews? New Zealand MP fears 'existential threat' of synthetic burgers. Mice Successfully Reproduce with 3-D Printed Ovaries WHAT IS SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY Biological science is the field which deals with the production of “new life” patterns NOT existing in nature ... resulting in synthetic organisms. Synthetic Biology is the design and construction of new biological parts, devices, and systems, and the re-design of existing, natural biological systems for supposedly useful purposes. It is a field dedicated to understanding and re-engineering the basic building blocks of life, and has its roots in the early 1970s, when key discoveries were made about how to cut and paste short DNA sequences from one organism (everything from bacteria to humans) into another. An important property of DNA is that it can replicate, or make copies of itself. So … what happens IF a “sub-human” … or “human cyborgs” [do NOT laugh … there are several in existence today!] … or “hybrid beings” replicate and not only pollute society, but attempt control of society. WHAT IS COVERED IN THIS PODCAST Remember last session we discussed Technological Singularity? In this session―Part 7―we will discuss Synthetic Biology. As discussed previously, genetic engineering is a biotechnological application where the DNA or genes of organisms are manipulated according to the requirement. We also discussed GRIN Technology (see Part 1). GRIN technology does NOT require large warehouses or manufacturing plants—or resources—to create implements of mass destruction … PLUS … the ability for multiplicative reproduction.  LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. This podcast covers the cons of Synthetic Biology (SB) plus specific details of what's happening NOW ... and what will happen in the future! If genes are chemical compounds, then they can be manipulated just as any other kind of chemical compound can be manipulated. You probably are wondering again: “Is this for real?”  LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.  >>> QUESTIONS FOR YOU

Minter Dialogue Episode #182 — This interview is with Julie Legault, a designer out of MIT Media Lab, who makes scientific and technological innovations approachable to the public. With a background in interactive art and wearable tech, Julie founded and runs Amino Labs, where they have created Amino One, which she refers to as a tamagotchi for synthetic biology. A tamagotchi is a Japanese term used for handheld digital pets. A Netexplo 2016 award winner, I caught up with Julie to find out more about the Amino lab, how important and relevant design has been in the creation of this project, how she plans to help people to create insulin and fragrances at home and more. Meanwhile, please send me your questions as an audio file (or normal email) to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to go over to iTunes to rate/review the podcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

The power of genetic engineering will soon be available for the home thanks to the Amino One, a piece of hardware about the size of a laptop computer that would allow users to manipulate the DNA of microorganisms for productive purposes or just plain fun. We spoke to Julie Legault, founder and CEO of Amino One's creator Amino Labs, about the device, its target market, and the implications of putting the tools of synthetic biology into the hands of kids.