The Joy of Why

Can We Program Our Cells?

Mar 8, 2023

45:10

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Michael Elowitz

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Synthetic Biology

02:15

Biological Circuits Are Different From Electronic Circuits

02:08

The Expandability Property of Multicellular Systems

03:45

Introduction

2min

Synthetic Biology

2min

What's the Analogy of a Cell?

3min

Is It Possible to Get a Cell to Perform a New Function?

2min

Synthetic Biology

3min

Synthetic Biology

2min

Gene Regulation - Is a Protein a Repressor?

2min

Generic Circuit Design Principles for Cellular Circuits?

3min

Biological Circuits Are Different From Electronic Circuits

2min

10.

What Is a Repressilator?

3min

11.

The Green Fluorescent Protein

1min

12.

Did Math Help You Design the Repressilator?

4min

13.

Using Mathematical Tools in Biology?

6min

14.

Is There a Pattern of Gene Activation?

2min

15.

The Expandability Property of Multicellular Systems

4min

16.

Gene Therapy - It's Not Hard to Kill a Tumor Cell

4min

By genetically instructing cells to perform tasks that they wouldn't in nature, synthetic biologists can learn deep secrets about how life works. Steven Strogatz discusses the potential of this young field with researcher Michael Elowitz.

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The Joy of Why

Can We Program Our Cells?

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Synthetic Biology

Biological Circuits Are Different From Electronic Circuits

The Expandability Property of Multicellular Systems

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