Homework
Weekly homework submissions:
Week 1 HW: Principles and Practices
My visit at one of the 2 fungi farms in Cyprus in 2023 First weeks assignment Describe a biological engineering application or tool you want to develop and why. This could be inspired by an idea for your HTGAA class project and/or something for which you are already doing in your research, or something you are just curious about.
Week 2 HW: DNA, READ, WRITE AND EDIT!
Geeking out over protein structures and data banks, DNA storage in plants, clouds and decoding DNA into sound I love that artist Antoine Bertin has decoded the RNA of SARS COV 2 into this track! check it out. Antoine Bertin · Meditation on SARS-CoV-2 This is the RNA of the Coronavirus translated into sound (viruses are made of RNA, not exactly DNA). Each nucleotide of the RNA (A,U,G or C) is transformed into a note so the virus sequence can be heard. The tempo of the track follows the rhythm at which the epidemic is growing (exponential curve) and how this curve flattens if we all stay home :) I wanted to create a track that can help with relaxation in times of isolation, and meditate on the fact all life on earth, including viruses, are made of the same material. We (humans, animals, trees, bacteria, viruses) are the continuation of a same common ancestor. Anyway; I hope this will helps everyone explore in their own sonic way what we are going through! Here is an extract of the RNA sequence :)
[E-INK] MICROFLUIDICS <3 I have actually been interested in microfluidics in a while because I am into inflatables and soft robotics since 2020. I started working with bodily fluids and liquids in 2023. I love this little sweat collection and analysis wearable microfluidic system device. You can find another example here and the paper.
Week 4 HW: Protein design- PART I
What is protein design? Week 04-HW