Event

Cafe Scientifique

Presented by The Bell Museum of Natural History
Cafe Scientifique is a happy hour forum for science and culture hosted by the University of Minnesotas Bell Museum of Natural History. Each month, experts from a variety of fields present cutting-edge research on diverse scientific topicsfrom the ethics of medical testing, to green living and the natural environment. Bell Museum hosts keep the discussion moving in unexpected directions and audiences are encouraged to join in. For more information visit bellmuseum.org.

This months topic: Synthetic Biology
Marc Riedel, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota will discuss his research, which uses computational models and methods inspired by biological systems. Find out how computational and synthetic biology researchers like Riedel have managed to create synthetic cells, and discuss some of the ethical implications of patenting life forms.