from wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_biology
*Synthetic biology* (*SynBio*) is a multidisciplinary area of research that seeks to create new biological parts, devices, and systems, or to redesign systems that are already found in nature. It is a branch of science that encompasses a broad range of methodologies from various disciplines, such as biotechnology <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotechnology>, genetic engineering <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_engineering>, molecular biology <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_biology>, molecular engineering <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_engineering>, systems biology <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_biology>, membrane science <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_lipid_bilayer>, biophysics <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biophysics>, chemical and biological engineering <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_engineering>, electrical and computer engineering <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_engineering>, control engineering <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_engineering> and evolutionary biology <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_biology>. Due to more powerful genetic engineering <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_engineering> capabilities and decreased DNA synthesis and sequencing costs <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_sequencing>, the field of synthetic biology is rapidly growing. In 2016, more than 350 companies across 40 countries were actively engaged in synthetic biology applications; all these companies had an estimated net worth of $3.9 billion in the global market.[1] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_biology#cite_note-1> On Tue, 25 May 2021 at 19:49, Merle Lefkoff <[email protected]> wrote: > Marcus, I don't understand your term "synthetic biology." > > On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 10:24 AM Marcus Daniels <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> So we move from chemical engineering to synthetic biology. There will >> always be mistakes. >> >> >> >> *From:* Friam <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Merle Lefkoff >> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 25, 2021 10:05 AM >> *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group < >> [email protected]> >> *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Drones to detect wildfires >> >> >> >> Marcus, we've been "experimenting" with our terrestrial biome for at >> least 10-12,000 years (when the first spade hit the ground). The time for >> more experiments is over....unless they are experiments that help us >> understand even more deeply how to restore the Mycelium networks so that >> the fungi can solve our climate change challenge. This is perhaps the most >> important task that will save us from extinction. See Merlin Sheldrake's >> book, "Entangled Life" for explanation. >> >> >> >> On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 8:41 AM Marcus Daniels <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> We won’t realize anything unless the experiments happen. We may not >> learn from experiments, but that is a different issue than the need for the >> experiments. >> >> >> >> *From:* Friam <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Steve Smith >> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 25, 2021 7:46 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Drones to detect wildfires >> >> >> >> My father dedicated his life to "forest management" as a professional >> forester, trained in biology and range/timber management. He retired >> "early" after 30 years somewhat in disgust over the changing of aesthetics >> and perspectives of the United States Forest Service. He was dedicated >> and loyal to the spirit of Aldo Leopold and other early conservationists. >> He spent multiple multi-week segments every summer leading (most Zuni and >> Hopi native) fire-crews on the West Coast trying ot protec homes and >> "valuable timber". We lived on the edge of the first Wilderness (Gila) >> created (at the behest of Aldo Leopold) for 2/3 of my growing up years. >> My father died 10 years ago (Alzheimers), was cremated, and we (illegall) >> spread his cremains in the heart of the Gila with a minor amount of guilt >> as he was a (nearly) strict rule follower (yet asked for this). Within >> the year, a serious wildfire complex converged at almost the exact spot we >> scattered him (woooOoooooo!). >> >> Even my Trump-voting (2016) sister and husband are now acknowledging that >> his life/profession were dedicated to a project that was fundamentally >> "unwise". They *were* (for the most part) doing the best they knew how. >> Most everything they did (from stopping wildfires at the first opportunity) >> to running dual bulldozers across landscapes with a chain between them to >> clear the juniper trees from a landscape to allow more grass (for cattle) >> to grow was "well intended", but it was *range* and *timber* management not >> "grassland" and "forest" management as they called it. The goal was to >> maximize the "productivity" of the public lands under their management >> (dept of Agriculture_. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM dept of >> Interior) was know to be *worse* in the sense that their rules on cattle >> and mining were much less careful of protecting the landscape and biome. >> The National Parks were derided by both the Forest Service and the BLM for >> being "much too restrictive" (no "harvesting of resources"!!!!) >> >> And yet NOW we realize how "unwise" all of that was. But in the same >> breath we suggest that all of our exploitative depradations of the planet's >> "resources" are necessary and possibly "a really good thing"... and I am >> sure that in another 20 or 50 years we will be lamenting *all* of the >> things that today we are promoting wholeheartedly in the name of >> "progress". >> >> This is part of how I became a neo-Luddite. >> >> - Steve >> >> On 5/25/21 2:50 AM, Pieter Steenekamp wrote: >> >> Let's hope they are a bit more wise in managing the wildfires in the >> future than they were in the 20th century. >> >> >> https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/14/california-fire-suppression-forests-tinderbox >> >> Before this unprecedented era of mega-blazes on the US west coast, >> California’s forests had a canny, ingenious way of avoiding destructive >> worst-case forest fire scenarios. By periodically removing the grasses, >> shrubs and young trees – known as the forest understory – California >> <https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/california> avoided fires growing >> to destructive intensities before the 20th century. The way this was done? >> Fire. >> >> Every five to 15 years, groundfires would burn through the forest, >> killing off the undergrowth on a regular basis, thus removing the material >> that can act as tinder and kindle fires. Such groundfires were sparked by >> lightning or by indigenous people who used sophisticated burning practices >> to facilitate crop growing and hunting. Because the fires occurred >> frequently, the understory rarely had time to build up enough combustible >> material for the fires to reach the canopies of the mature trees – which is >> what causes the large, devastating fires we are seeing now. As a result, >> overstory trees might get wounded by the groundfires, but they would rarely >> get killed. >> >> >> >> On Tue, 25 May 2021 at 10:22, Jochen Fromm <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Due to climate change there will be more and more wildfires in >> California, Arizona and New Mexico in the coming years. Drones could help >> to detect wildfires early. >> >> >> https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/sensors/remote-sensing/drones-sensors-wildfire-detection >> >> >> >> -J. >> >> >> >> - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam >> un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ >> archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ >> >> >> >> - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . >> >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> >> Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam >> >> un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> >> FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ >> >> archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ >> >> - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam >> un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ >> archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Merle Lefkoff, Ph.D. >> Center for Emergent Diplomacy >> emergentdiplomacy.org >> >> Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA >> >> >> mobile: (303) 859-5609 >> skype: merle.lelfkoff2 >> >> twitter: @merle110 >> >> >> - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam >> un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ >> archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ >> > > > -- > Merle Lefkoff, Ph.D. > Center for Emergent Diplomacy > emergentdiplomacy.org > Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA > > mobile: (303) 859-5609 > skype: merle.lelfkoff2 > twitter: @merle110 > > - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ >
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