Art of Molecule is an interdisciplinary framework for ethical discourse which aims to bridge the communication gap between the scientific ivory towers and society at large. In particular, Art of Molecule aims to trigger debate and discourse about the ethical challenges of molecular systems engineering, a cutting-edge combination of chemistry, biology, physics, bioinformatics and engineering, allowing deep interventions into living organisms that are now on the verge of substantially impacting human health and disease-treatment. Progress in this field of Engineering Life (EL) is rapid and raises fundamental ethical questions which ideally should be discussed and answered at the same pace.
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10Y5M. 10 years of NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering in 5 minutes - with Maria Pomiansky
In 2024, NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering (NCCR MSE) in Switzerland celebrates its 10th anniversary. In this podcast, researchers, friends and companions look back on a decade of ground-breaking research.
10Y5M. 10 years of NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering in 5 minutes - with Michel Comte
In 2024, NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering (NCCR MSE) in Switzerland celebrates its 10th anniversary. In this podcast, researchers, friends and companions look back on a decade of ground-breaking research.
10Y5M. 10 years of NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering in 5 minutes - with Ivan Martin
In 2024, NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering (NCCR MSE) in Switzerland celebrates its 10th anniversary. In this podcast, researchers, friends and companions look back on a decade of ground-breaking research.
10Y5M. 10 years of NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering in 5 minutes - with Daniel Müller
In 2024, NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering (NCCR MSE) in Switzerland celebrates its 10th anniversary. In this podcast, researchers, friends and companions look back on a decade of ground-breaking research.
10Y5M. 10 years of NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering in 5 minutes - with Thomas R. Ward
In 2024, NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering (NCCR MSE) in Switzerland celebrates its 10th anniversary. In this podcast, researchers, friends and companions look back on a decade of ground-breaking research.
10Y5M. 10 years of NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering in 5 minutes - with Viola Vogel
In 2024, NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering (NCCR MSE) in Switzerland celebrates its 10th anniversary. In this podcast, researchers, friends and companions look back on a decade of ground-breaking research.
10Y5M. 10 years of NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering in 5 minutes - with Effy Vayena
In 2024, NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering (NCCR MSE) in Switzerland celebrates its 10th anniversary. In this podcast, researchers, friends and companions look back on a decade of ground-breaking research.
10Y5M. 10 years of NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering in 5 minutes - with Jaicy Vallapurackal
In 2024, NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering (NCCR MSE) in Switzerland celebrates its 10th anniversary. In this podcast, researchers, friends and companions look back on a decade of ground-breaking research.
10Y5M. 10 years of NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering in 5 minutes - with Gregory Stephanopoulos
In 2024, NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering (NCCR MSE) in Switzerland celebrates its 10th anniversary. In this podcast, researchers, friends and companions look back on a decade of ground-breaking research.
10Y5M. 10 years of NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering in 5 minutes - with Florian Seebeck
In 2024, NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering (NCCR MSE) in Switzerland celebrates its 10th anniversary. In this podcast, researchers, friends and companions look back on a decade of ground-breaking research.
10Y5M. 10 years of NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering in 5 minutes - Botond Roska
In 2024, NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering (NCCR MSE) in Switzerland celebrates its 10th anniversary. In this podcast, researchers, friends and companions look back on a decade of ground-breaking research.
10Y5M. 10 years of NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering in 5 minutes - with Sai Reddy
In 2024, NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering (NCCR MSE) in Switzerland celebrates its 10th anniversary. In this podcast, researchers, friends and companions look back on a decade of ground-breaking research.
10Y5M. 10 years of NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering in 5 minutes - with Renzo Pegoraro
In 2024, NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering (NCCR MSE) in Switzerland celebrates its 10th anniversary. In this podcast, researchers, friends and companions look back on a decade of ground-breaking research.
10Y5M. 10 years of NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering in 5 minutes - with Cornelia Palivan
In 2024, NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering (NCCR MSE) in Switzerland celebrates its 10th anniversary. In this podcast, researchers, friends and companions look back on a decade of ground-breaking research.
10Y5M. 10 years of NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering in 5 minutes - with Yasunori Okamoto
In 2024, NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering (NCCR MSE) in Switzerland celebrates its 10th anniversary. In this podcast, researchers, friends and companions look back on a decade of ground-breaking research.
10Y5M. 10 years of NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering in 5 minutes - with Stefan Matile
In 2024, NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering (NCCR MSE) in Switzerland celebrates its 10th anniversary. In this podcast, researchers, friends and companions look back on a decade of ground-breaking research.
10Y5M. 10 years of NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering in 5 minutes - with Kerstin Göpfrich
In 2024, NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering (NCCR MSE) in Switzerland celebrates its 10th anniversary. In this podcast, researchers, friends and companions look back on a decade of ground-breaking research.
10Y5M. 10 years of NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering in 5 minutes - with Dimitrios Fotiadis
In 2024, NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering (NCCR MSE) in Switzerland celebrates its 10th anniversary. In this podcast, researchers, friends and companions look back on a decade of ground-breaking research.
10Y5M. 10 years of NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering in 5 minutes - with Petra Dittrich
In 2024, NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering (NCCR MSE) in Switzerland celebrates its 10th anniversary. In this podcast, researchers, friends and companions look back on a decade of ground-breaking research.
Nick Lane: The electrical origins of life
"We will never know for certain how life started on Earth, but we can build a testable framework that shows how a sterile, inorganic planet could spring to life." In this talk, given on November 26, 2023 in Basel, Nick Lane uses life as a guide to its own origins. Modern cells use electrical charges on membranes to drive their metabolism, which in turn makes the building blocks of genes and proteins. Lane shows that equivalent processes were possible in ancient hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the ocean. Electrical charges on mineral barriers can drive the reaction of gases such as hydrogen and carbon dioxide to power a spontaneous proto-metabolism, and ultimately the emergence of genetic information. The genetic code conceals enigmatic patterns that suggest there were once direct interactions between amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, and the first genes. The talk ends with some thoughts on how these processes might culminate in cells developing agency and a rudimentary stream of consciousness. "We will never know for certain how life started on Earth, but we can build a testable framework that shows how a sterile, inorganic planet could spring to life."
Roald Hoffmann: chemistry nobel laureate, poet and science communicator
Roald Hoffmann: researcher, poet and science communicator
Chemistry Nobel Laureate is the author of numerous plays and works of poetry. He is considered one of the great science communicators of our time.
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EL and Us: ArtScience project with Michel Comte, part 4
Can Engineering Life (EL) lead us into a better future? This question takes centre stage in EL & Us, Michel Comte’s art installation and public art-science project in collaboration with NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering, a National Centre of Competence in Research funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). Comte seeks to explore his vision of EL in the 21st century, its promise for contributing to social progress, and people’s hopes for it.
EL and Us: ArtScience project with Michel Comte, part 3
Can Engineering Life (EL) lead us into a better future? This question takes centre stage in EL & Us, Michel Comte’s art installation and public art-science project in collaboration with NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering, a National Centre of Competence in Research funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). Comte seeks to explore his vision of EL in the 21st century, its promise for contributing to social progress, and people’s hopes for it.
EL and Us: ArtScience project with Michel Comte, part 2
Can Engineering Life (EL) lead us into a better future? This question takes centre stage in EL & Us, Michel Comte’s art installation and public art-science project in collaboration with NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering, a National Centre of Competence in Research funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). Comte seeks to explore his vision of EL in the 21st century, its promise for contributing to social progress, and people’s hopes for it.
EL and Us: ArtScience project with Michel Comte, part 1
Can Engineering Life (EL) lead us into a better future? This question takes centre stage in EL & Us, Michel Comte’s art installation and public art-science project in collaboration with NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering, a National Centre of Competence in Research funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). Comte seeks to explore his vision of EL in the 21st century, its promise for contributing to social progress, and people’s hopes for it.
