{"id":354,"date":"2018-05-13T17:40:27","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T00:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.williamcherry.com\/?p=354"},"modified":"2018-05-13T18:02:21","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T01:02:21","slug":"invisible-worlds-synthetic-antibiotics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.williamcherry.com\/?p=354","title":{"rendered":"Invisible Worlds: Synthetic Antibiotics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/go.ncsu.edu\/invisibleworlds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Invisible Worlds<\/strong><\/a> brings the unseen into focus through illuminating science-based works of art. The exhibition unveils the results of a collaboration between NC State University scientists and designers and\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleadingstrand.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Leading Strand<\/a>, an organization that uses design to shine a light on breakthroughs happening in science.<\/p>\n<p>Six groups of collaborators from NC State&#8217;s\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">College of Sciences<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">College of Design<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0teamed up to create stunning visual and interactive designs to help the public:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-bullet\">\n<li>Step into the furry shoes of a little-known aye-aye lemur<\/li>\n<li>Manipulate the speed of physical phenomena<\/li>\n<li>Feel the intricate networks of soft condensed matter<\/li>\n<li>Better understand optimized cancer therapy<\/li>\n<li>Experience the mysteries of dark matter<\/li>\n<li>Build and test synthetic antibiotics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>opening date:<br \/>\nmay 18 2018 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"din-font\"><a class=\"link-color\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/event\/invisible-worlds-the-leading-strand-at-nc-state-exhibit-opening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REGISTER HERE<br \/>\n<\/a>location: transfer co. 500 e. davie st. raleigh, nc 27601<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/college.design.ncsu.edu\/invisibleworlds\/index_files\/IW-route.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EXHIBITION ROUTE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Invisible Worlds: Synthetic Biology<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>How can we synthesize the tools to fight antibiotic resistant pathogens?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>chemists:\u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/williamslab.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gavin Williams with Jessie Garcia, Rachael Hall, and Monique Reid<\/a><br \/>\ndesigners:\u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.williamcherry.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lee Cherry<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/go.ncsu.edu\/ixlab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patrick Fitzgerald<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0with\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/armillarysphere\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Waddell<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_357\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.williamcherry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IW-6-R.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-357\" class=\"wp-image-357 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.williamcherry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IW-6-R.jpg\" alt=\"Early ideation and visual inspiration.\" width=\"650\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.williamcherry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IW-6-R.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.williamcherry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IW-6-R-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Early ideation and visual inspiration. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>In this piece, you can join the fight against antibiotic resistant pathogens by designing synthetic antibiotics. Select the right functional groups and components parts and then test how well your creation fares inside the bio chamber.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_356\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.williamcherry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IW-6-L.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-356\" class=\"wp-image-356 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.williamcherry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IW-6-L.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Waddell prototyping the game.\" width=\"650\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.williamcherry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IW-6-L.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.williamcherry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IW-6-L-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Stephen Waddell prototyping the game.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Antibiotic resistant pathogens infect over 2 million people in the US every year and the CDC published a report in April 2018 documenting over 220 instances of germs with \u00e2\u20ac\u0153unusual\u00e2\u20ac\u009d antibiotic resistance inside the US. Researchers at the Williams Lab are developing a genes-to-molecules synthetic biology pipeline for the synthesis, diversification, and discovery of new-to-Nature molecules \u00e2\u20ac\u201d using molecules from Nature as a platform for drug discovery. By studying how Nature constructs antibiotics and by learning how to reprogram Nature to make new versions of them, the Williams Lab is helping us defend against some of the most dangerous pathogens threatening humanity.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>further readings<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul class=\"no-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/williamslab.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Williams Lab<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/media\/releases\/2018\/p0403-antibiotic-resistant-germs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Germs with Unusual Antibiotic Resistance Widespread in U.S.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Invisible Worlds brings the unseen into focus through illuminating science-based works of art. 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