Many weeks without an update, that could be either because nothing happened or because too much is happening. In a way, it's a strange combination of both. I'm still having a lot of fun with my graduation project "My City = My Body", in which I try to explore possible implications of biotechnologies in an urban society. It sounds huge. It is huge. It therefore consists of three smaller projects: a project about local tapwater and enjoying pharmaceutical pollution, a project about a new superhero who embodies the dreams and anxieties around biotechnologies and a project on synthetic biology.
For that last project, I'm in touch with Vincent Rouilly, a tutor at the synthetic biology course in Imperial College. He's kind and patient enough to explain me the basics of synthetic biology, to show me around a lab and hook me up with students. Since he's also really interested in the work we're doing at the RCA, I'm organising a small exhibition of a few students' and alumni's work at an upcoming conference on synthetic biology . Like the Lancaster experience, it promises to be an interesting confrontation of our projects and their research.