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On our inaugural season of Synversations we talk to grad students, religious figures, community leaders, and many more to understand how biotechnology would affect their communities and to clear up some misconceptions about it.

Episode 1: Introduction

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Episode 2: Ethics

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Episode 3: Bioengineering

To University of Toronto Professor Dr. David MacMillan synthetic biology is an engineering application on cells. With our host, Katariina Jaenes, the two consider the future of synthetic biology, difficulties of moving from research to reality, and address public perceptions on the discipline.

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Episode 4: Arts

On this episode of Synversations, our host, Tess King, talks with Tracy Xiang, a graphic artist, and Ananda Gabo, a designer. The two artists explore the interesting ways in which they combine their interest and experience in synthetic biology with the arts and talk about the longstanding tradition between the two disciplines. We learn about the particulars of representing synthetic biology through illustrations and the importance of open source biology to further develop this unique and long standing intersection.

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Episode 5: Business

Ontario Genomics strategic planning manager Jordan Thompson and iGEM Toronto co-president Katariina Jaenes examine the commercial applications of synthetic biology and the inherently interdisciplinary nature of funding and commercializing synthetic biology.

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Episode 6: Collaboration

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