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July 21, 2009

KQED highlights UCSF/QB3 researchers in synthetic biology feature

KQED QUEST featured UCSF scientists in an 11-minute segment on research in synthetic biology: what it involves and the promise it holds, ranging from biofuels brewed from yeast to the biologically synthesized antimalarial, artemisinin. The July 21 show includes interviews with synthetic biologist Chris Voigt, PhD, in the School of Pharmacy, as well as Jeff Tabor, a postdoctoral scholar in the Voigt Lab. Both are affiliated with QB3, as is UC Berkeley chemical engineering professor Jay Keasling, PhD, who also appeared in the QUEST segment.

http://www.kqed.org/quest/television/decoding-synthetic-biology