“Turning the Invisible Visible”: Transdisciplinary Bioart Explorations in Human-DNA Interaction

F Hamidi, L Stamato, L Scheifele… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Hybrid interactive systems that combine living and digital components can engage, educate,
and inform users, and are of growing interest in the HCI community. Advances in synthetic …

Middle school student knowledge of and attitudes toward synthetic biology

JT Walker - Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2021 - Springer
Synthetic biology is a field that leverages design, biology, engineering, and computation to
genetically engineer organisms to make usable products such as sustainably manufactured …

Twenty Things to Make with Biology.

YB Kafai - Proceedings of Constructionism 2020, 2020 - par.nsf.gov
A 1971 memo by Papert and Solomon introduced twenty things to do with a computer which
became the foundation for constructionism. In this paper, we propose bringing …

Arguing about Synthetic Biology in 140 Characters or Less: Affordances of Microblogging for High School Students Discussions of Socioscientific Issues

M Shaw, J Walker, Y Kafai - 2019 - repository.isls.org
As synthetic biology becomes more prevalent, there is a call to critically and publicly
evaluate the benefits and risks of such technologies. Microblogs like Twitter have the …

Critical Biomaking: Socioscientific Issues as Contexts for Life Science Maker Education

JT Walker, A Barrera, R Sepulveda… - Proceedings of the 16th …, 2022 - repository.isls.org
Advancements in life science education technologies have expanded contemporary
perspectives on making—to now include biomaking where organisms can be altered to …