#008: Synthetic World - Dr. Christina Agapakis

Biosphere 2 Podcast

In this episode we are joined by Dr. Christina Agapakis. Christina is a synthetic biologist, artist, and writer. She is the Creative Director of Gingko Bioworks, a boston based biotech company, and the Executive Editor of Grow Magazine, a magazine focused on the current endeavors, neglected histories, and collective futures in synthetic biology. As creative director, Christina engages with people, policies, and potential futures involved in synthetic biology, working for more open, equitable, and renewable technologies. In the lab, Christina has worked on enzymes involved in the production of biofuels, ecological design principles for synthetic biology, and the evolution of microbial communities in the soil. As an artist, she's mapped the microbial diversity of California, isolated halophilic bacteria from the Salton Sea, and made cheese from bacteria living on human skin. https://www.agapakis.com/ https://www.growbyginkgo.com/ https://www.ted.com/talks/christina_agapakis_what_happens_when_biology_becomes_technology