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SUMMARY:Frankenstein 2.0: Structure + Pattern + Movement =  LIFE? - Dr Mar
 k Haw (University of Strathclyde)
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CONTACT:John O'Toole
DESCRIPTION:Dr Mark Haw (University of Strathclyde) will explore the lates
 t understanding of the processes that define life. \n\nOne rainy summer’
 s evening in 1816\, Mary Shelley dreamt of making a living creature from t
 he assembled parts of dead ones. What she understandably glossed over is t
 he physical and chemical ‘magic’ that turns inanimate molecules into l
 iving systems: the gap between matter and life. \n\nBecause of advances in
  techniques and understanding over the past 20 years\, scientists are now 
 hot on the trail of Frankenstein 2.0: revealing that the secret of life is
  not just about having the right ingredients in the right places—structu
 re and pattern—but about how these ingredients move\, communicate and tr
 ansform\, resulting in a fiendishly complex microscopic physicochemical 
 ‘production line’ keeping cells alive. The science is potentially worl
 d-changing\, from nanoengineering to medicine and health. But perhaps an e
 ven more important question is what it might mean for society and for all 
 our lives: what will be the consequences of updating Mary’s story and cr
 eating Frankenstein 2.0?\n\nSuitable for children age 12+ \n\nOrganised an
 d sponsored by: Society of Chemical Industry & Royal Society of Chemistry\
 n
LOCATION:Pfizer Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry\, Lensfield Road
 \, Cambridge
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