Help Whovians!
I have something of a strange request.
I'm doing a presentation on synthetic biology for my molecular bio class this Thursday. The presentation's at nine in the morning, everyone's going to be in stupor, and I thought I'd liven my presentation up a bit. I figured, Hey synthetic biology sounds like scifi, let's put in a scifi clip at the beginning of the presentation as a sort of introduction to synthetic biology. I've already asked some of my Trekkie friends for help, but I'm curious to see if there's anything in Doctor Who.
So my question is: Is there anything in Doctor Who that deals with or discusses synthetic biology, defined as:
"The design and build biological parts, devices, and integrated biological systems." Basically, building organisms or biological systems from scratch, from basic chemical components, adn these can be pre-existing organisms or systems. This isn't like genetic engineering, where existing DNA is altered (think Human-Dalek hybrids).
Is there anything in Doctor Who relating to this? If there is, could you direct me to a YouTube link of the clip? Thanks guys!
--j
I'm doing a presentation on synthetic biology for my molecular bio class this Thursday. The presentation's at nine in the morning, everyone's going to be in stupor, and I thought I'd liven my presentation up a bit. I figured, Hey synthetic biology sounds like scifi, let's put in a scifi clip at the beginning of the presentation as a sort of introduction to synthetic biology. I've already asked some of my Trekkie friends for help, but I'm curious to see if there's anything in Doctor Who.
So my question is: Is there anything in Doctor Who that deals with or discusses synthetic biology, defined as:
"The design and build biological parts, devices, and integrated biological systems." Basically, building organisms or biological systems from scratch, from basic chemical components, adn these can be pre-existing organisms or systems. This isn't like genetic engineering, where existing DNA is altered (think Human-Dalek hybrids).
Is there anything in Doctor Who relating to this? If there is, could you direct me to a YouTube link of the clip? Thanks guys!
--j