Month: July 2011

Synthetic Biology 5.0

All in all, Synthetic Biology is substantially more … substantial. It was like a normal scientific meeting. About science. No stunts from “civil society” groups looking for their next fear bullet point for fundraising. No government officials proclaiming SB as the economic future of their city/state/country. Just science.

less hype and more results / applications

Locus Award winners

Science Fiction Novel
WINNER: Blackout/All Clear, Connie Willis
Surface Detail, Iain M. Banks
Cryoburn, Lois McMaster Bujold
Zero History, William Gibson
The Dervish House, Ian McDonald

Fantasy Novel
WINNER: Kraken, China Miéville
Under Heaven, Guy Gavriel Kay
Who Fears Death, Nnedi Okorafor
The Fuller Memorandum, Charles Stross
The Sorcerer’s House, Gene Wolfe