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Center for Synthetic biology in the Media

Center for Synthetic biology features frequently in the daily press as well as other media such as tv, radio and various online news sources. A selection of these publications are listed below in a chronological order.

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"Drevet af lyset - fotosyntesen på arbejde"
(Eng: "Driven by Light - Photosynthesis at Work")

by Bibi Ziersen, Poul Erik Jensen, Lærke Münter Lassen and Helle Juel Martens.

Aktuel Naturvidenskab

1st March 2013
(full text not available)

"Videnskab for gentlemen" 

("Eng: Science for Gentlemen")
by Lone Frank

Weekendavisen 

22nd February 2013


An introduction to the Danish and international DIYbio movement and its support from the Center for Synthetic Biology

"Professor i samarbejde med biohackere"

(Eng: Professor in Collaboration with Biohackers")
Information

6th February 2013

"Novozymes sponserer danske biohackere"

(Eng: "Novozymes sponsor the Danish Biohackers")
 by Torben R. Simonsen

Ingeniøren

5th February 2013

"Danish amateur biology group looks to upgrade following industry donation"

 by Catie Lichten

Research Europe

 21st February 2013

"Folket er de nye forskere"

(Eng: "The People are the New Researchers")

21 Søndag, DR1

3rd February 2013

 

Denmark's most watched TV news program featured a story describing the Center's collaboration with the hackerspace Labitat/BiologiGaragen.

Video clip no longer available.
Read more about the feature's content here (in English)

 
 

 

  
"Prøv det selv - ny udstilling går tæt på biohacking"

(Eng: "Do It Yourself - New Exhibition Zooms in on Biohacking")
by Stine Daugaard

Ingeniøren
26th January 2013

Read more about the article and exhibition here (in English)

  

Synbio interview
Danmarks Radio - P1 Morgen
 22nd January 2013
 
Danish National Radio invited Head of the Center for Synthetic Biology Birger Lindberg Møller in to explain how Danish researchers work with synthetic biology.


Sound clip no longer available.

Read more about the interview here (in English)

   

"Danske forskere vil omdanne planters grønkorn til medicinfabrikker"

(Eng: "Danish researchers turn chloroplasts into medicine factories") 

by Torben R. Simonsen

Ingeniøren

21st December 2012

"Forskning og Innovation"

(Eng: "Research and Innovation")
Special supplement to Berlingske
4th December 2012
Page 4: 

"Forskning på Københavns Universitet skal gøre verden til et grønnere sted"
(Eng: "Research at University of Copenhagen Shall Make the World Greener")
by Astrid Wierzba
Text not available.
Read about the article here (English)

  
 
 

"Dansk syntesebiologi bygger bro til Kina"
(Eng: "Danish Synthetic Biology Building Bridges to China") 
by Lars Christensen,
Research Attaché in Shanghai for The Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education

4th December 2012. 

  

"Danish synthetic biology at the forefront in China"

 Scandasia.com. 

30th November 2012.

KU i Kina
(Eng: "University of Copenhagen in China")

Videnskab.dk

26th November 2012

"Danish synthetic biology at the forefront in China
Innovation Center Denmark Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
26th November 2012.

"Dansk syntesebiologi i førertrøjen i Kina"
(Eng: "Danish synthetic biology at the forefront in China")
by the Danish Agency for Science and Innovation, 
Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education
26th November 2012

Text no longer available

(Eng: "The Men Who Found the Cell's Eyes") 
by Gunver Lystbæk Vestergård, Weekendavisen 
12th October 2012

Article reporting on Synbio participant Søren G. F. Rasmussen's research collaboration with Nobel Chemistry Prize winner, Brian Kobilka. Read more about the collaboration here. (English) 

"Selvlysende DNA finder genetiske spor"
(Eng: "Radiant DNA finds genetical traces")
by Albert Rønning-Andersson, Berlingske 
6th October 2012

The article reports on a collaboration between Seong Wook Yang and Tom Vosch on developing a novel  microRNA detection technology


"Fakturaen Mangler"

(Eng: The Bill is Missing)
by Lise Richter
 Information
29th May 2012

 
"Da forskerne kom op i elfenbenstårnet"
(Eng: "When the Researchers Entered the Ivory Tower")
by Lise Richter
Information 
29th May 2012

"En plante tænker sit"
"The Thoughts of a Plant"
 by Birger Lindberg Møller Weekendavisen
5th May 2012

"Biotekselskab skifter fra medicin til ingredienser"
(Eng: "Biotech Company Moving from Medicine to Ingredients")
by Vibeke Lyngklip Svansø Berlingske
12th April 2012

De fattiges foderplante gjort giftfri
(Eng: "A Poison-Free Feedplant for the Poor")
 af Marianne Fajstrup
Berlingske
 4th April 2012

"Grønne Produktionshaller"
(Eng: "Green Factory Halls") 
by Birger Lindberg Møller
Weekendavisen 
Original article published 24th February 2012. Following a statement of correction published 2nd March 2012, a fully corrected version can be viewed below.

"Viden i alle lande, foren den!"
(Eng: "Knowledge in All Countries: Unite It!")
By Birger Lindberg Møller
and Nanna Heinz
Weekendavisen
16th December 2011

"Våra framtida kemikaliefabriker"
(Eng: "Our Future Chemical Factories")
by Natalie von der Lehr
Kemivärlden Biotech
29th October 2011
(Swedish)
Article on the work of the Lightdriven workgroup. Read about the workgroup here.

"Ny dansk-californisk alliance om fremtidens bio-samfund"
(Eng: "New Danish-Californian Alliance on the Biobased Society of the Future")
by Lars Beer Nielsen
Danish Agency for Research and  Innovation
 1st September 2011

"Syntesebiologi er mange ting"
(Eng: Synthetic Biology is Many Things)
 by Nanna Heinz and 
Birger Lindberg Møller
Information
 15th August 2011

"Celler på spid"
(Eng: "Cells on Nails")
by Lasse Foghsgaard Weekendavisen
1st April 2011

Article on part of the work of the Bionanoelectronics workgroup. Read about the workgroup here

"Vi kan lave jetbrændstof med syntetisk biologi"
(Eng: "We Can Make Jet-Fuel With Synthetic Biology")
 by Ian Sample
 Information
 28th March 2011

"Biology at Work - Danish focus on Synthetic Biology"
 by Rikke Bøyesen og
Birger Lindberg Møller
Aktuel Naturvidenskab
  January 2011

"De bygger med biologi"
(Eng: They are Building with Biology")
by Lone Frank
 Weekendavisen
 18th June 2010

"UNIK hæver dansk grundforskning til verdenseliten"
(Eng: "UNIK Elevates Danish Basic Research into the Global Elite")
 by Jarle Aarbakke
 Børsen
 7th June 2010

"Vi skal satse på syntesebiologi"
(Eng: "The Smart Money is on Synthetic Biology)
 by Thomas Bjørnholm og
Birger Lindberg Møller
Jyllands Posten
 3rd May 2010