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“Synthetic biology and nanotechnology in the hackerspaces”, D. Kera 2013

Denisa Kera just published an article about new bottom-up involvements using tinkering and design as models for both research and public engagement with synthetic biology and nanotechnology… Highlights • Novel forms of public engagement in bio and nanotechnologies in the DIYbio and Hackerspaces. • Decentralized, participatory, and design oriented practices based on open science and […]

Maribor needs us!

Why does Maribor need us? We have heard about maaaaany problems with Rats in Maribor. So we thought we should come over and do something about it…. … and they eat babies! First thing to do, is a bit of reading. Luckily my friend Mac Cowell, DIYbio, recently blogged about this book: Full Revelations of […]

BioTehna Crew

Lab & Education Manager Kristijan Tkalec Kristijan has a diploma in biotechnology, was working in Hiša Eksperimentov (Ljubljana) co-founder of “akademia za radovedne” and is now the Lab & Education Manager in Biotehna and K3. His main goal is to connect open source bio-lab project with students and to create first bio-lab in Slovenia, where […]

Cave µ-Safari 2: Jama Mačkovica – Baits & Traps / Vizuaals & Soundzz

On 19-20. Oct 2013 we went out to a new cave, Jama Mačkovica, near Laze, Slovenia, this time equipped with upgraded mobile labs for getting microbial samples, setting up traps for attracting insects, making coffee and chicken and doing VJ and Sound sessions…. How to make simple insect traps Simple plastic (or glass) container, make […]

Interview with dusjagr on Radio Študent

Today dusjagr was invited for a 50 min interview/discussion to the studios of Radio Študent in Ljubljana. For 50 mintues we talked about dusjagr’s interdisciplinary works as a researcher, how he got involved in Slovenia through NanoŠmano, KIBLIX 2011 and BioTehna, and also the more recent activities on urban ecologies meets artist’s kitchen and cave […]

Urban Cuisine/Hunting Part 2: Nutria

It’s not a gun culture – It’s a food culture Coming soon… Nutria Preparatory Expeditions Urban Hunting – Session 2: Nutria from dusjagr on Vimeo. Last weekend we set out to Ljubljanica to investigate various habitats of the local Nutria species. A few hundred meters above Špica, we found a small canal, where there are […]