| Autor: |
Stadlbauer, Christina, De Mey, Marjan, van Goidsenhoven, Leni |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Applied Synthetic Biology in Europe, 6th, Abstracts |
| Popis: |
BactoHealing is an interdisciplinary research project which draws on ‘Kin Tsugi’, an ancient Ja- panese technique to fix ceramics with gold or silver. Remarkable for this transformative repair technique is that it aestheticizes the traces of the cracks and the repair or healing process itself. With our project BactoHealing we propose to mend cracks with the help of microorganisms: Bac- teria and fungi are engineered for the task of growing a solid bond that mimics “scar tissue” over the fracture. The investigation is a multidisciplinary hands-on quest for applied science (i.e. Engi- neering of an adhesive or a scar tissue) and simultaneously opens an inquiry around the ethics of cutting-edge synthetic biology (i.e.Sustainable lab practices / deciding over microorganisms’ ma- nipulation or death at any given moment) and the meaning and possibilities of healing processes (i.e. What can we learn from microorganisms about healing?). In this presentation, I focus on the importance of including philosophical considerations in the de- velopment of a scientific investigation. This is not a self-evident practice and demands for a trans- disciplinary approach. In the project, the ethics is not an afterthought nor a side note: As Bacto- Healing works with the ethics of recovery and healing, it is significant that we ask how to include bioethics as part of the scientific methodology itself. Instead of results, the focus of my presenta- tion lies on the unfolding of a work in progress and the process of generating new knowledge and creating artworks linked with science. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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