Exploring the convergence of biology, materials, and physics in nanotechnology to create innovative materials for repairing or generating biology, while considering the importance of incorporating nature in nano-scale technologies. Addressing concerns about potential environmental contamination and misuse of nanoparticles rather than the threat of self-replicating nanomachines like Grey Goo.
In this episode we were joined by Sonia Contera, Professor of Biological Physics at the University of Oxford and the author of Nano Comes to Life: How Nanotechnology Is Transforming Medicine and the Future of Biology. In a wide-ranging conversation with Tom Whipple, the science editor at The Times, she explored the rapidly evolving nanotechnologies that are allowing us to manipulate the very building blocks of life, giving us radical control over our own biology.
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