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Professor Pam Silver discusses her pioneering work in synthetic biology and the development of the bionic leaf.

Professor Pam Silver from Harvard Medical School joins us as a founding figure and legend in synthetic biology whose scientific path led from pioneering work on nuclear localization to co-developing the revolutionary "bionic leaf"—a system that combines artificial catalysts with bacteria to convert sunlight and CO2 into fuels and compounds at efficiencies far exceeding natural photosynthesis. Silver's perspective on synthetic biology's evolution from theoretical explorations to real-world app...

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Guest: Pam Silver

Topics covered

• synthetic biology
• bionic leaf
• photosynthesis
• artificial catalysts
• renewable energy

Keywords

• synthetic biology
• bionic leaf
• artificial catalysts
• renewable energy
• photosynthesis

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Organizations: Harvard Medical School

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