China Youth Daily Client (China Youth Daily·China Youth Network reporter Liu Fang) How do humans and microorganisms "love and kill each other"? What is a "tumor in the shell"? How to see DNA with your own eyes? Recently, the first " Science Festival·2022" synthetic biology theme popular science event was successfully held in Shenzhen, attracting more than 3 million people online and offline in three days.
This activity is one of the series of activities of "Science Festival of Chinese Academy of Sciences·2022". It is co-organized by the Synthetic Biology Branch of the Chinese Society of Bioengineering, Shenzhen Advanced Technology Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences (hereinafter referred to as Shenzhen Advanced Institute) and Shenzhen University of Technology. It aims to allow the public to get close to the frontier scientific and technological achievements and face to face with scientists. At the same time, it pays attention to the integration of science, culture and art, highlights the characteristics of the "Science Festival", stimulates the curiosity of the public, especially young people, and serves science education.
According to reports, synthetic biology is an emerging cutting-edge interdisciplinary in the field of life sciences . By integrating engineering scientific concepts with life science principles and multidisciplinary enable technology, we design and synthesize new or transform natural life systems, reveal the laws of life, and build a new generation of engineering biological systems. It is known as the "key to understand life" and the disruptive technology to change the future.
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reporter saw on the spot that the popular science lineup of this event was strong. 13 top experts and scholars from the field of synthetic biology at home and abroad were invited to participate and turned into "popular science responsibility". The event was divided into four-part theme lectures on "The Origin of Life", "Humans and Microbiology ", "Immunity and Health" and "Green and Biological Intelligent Manufacturing" and two-part theme activities. Scientists talked about the "creation journey" of synthetic biology from different angles.
Lin Jiaxi, a student from the second year of the junior high school in Hualang School, said after listening to the lecture "The Origin of Life" that although synthetic biology is profound, many of the contents make him feel very novel. "DNA can be extended and can also modify DNA to treat some diseases!" He said that this activity not only enriched his knowledge, but also stimulated his curiosity about science. After returning to class, he will take biology class with more enthusiasm. The students at the event site of
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Cui Shuoqi, a junior high school student from Bao'an Middle School Group Experimental School, is usually interested in biology , especially in the microbiology theme activities in this event. His biggest feeling after participating in the event is that synthetic biology is a young subject, and his understanding of it needs to be continuously enhanced. Next, he will pay attention to and actively participate in more popular science activities in synthetic biology.
According to the reporter, among the "20+8" industrial policies issued by Shenzhen in June this year, synthetic biology ranks first among the eight future key industrial development directions. The Institute of Synthetic Biology of Shenzhen Advanced Institute continues to carry out popular science work on synthetic biology, set up two popular science bases at the municipal and district levels, and promote two popular science platforms, continuously improve the widespread awareness of synthetic biology, popularize the scientific knowledge of synthetic biology, let synthetic biology go to the public, and help the comprehensive development of synthetic biology in my country.
Editor in charge: Qiu Chenhui
Source: China Youth Daily Client
