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Foreign body

The boundaries of the human body are shifting: micro- and nanobots enable direct, invasive treatment of diseased cells. Mini-brains, organoids and organ chips open up organs and their functions for medical tests and experiments.
Are we making foreign bodies our own or alienating the human body?

With:
Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Rajewsky, systems biologist and theoretical physicist, Scientific Director of the Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology (BIMSB).
Prof. Dr. Ute Schepers, Institute for Functional Interfaces, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Prof. Dr. Oliver G. Schmidt, Professorship for Material Systems of Nanoelectronics , TU Chemnitz

Moderation: Dr. Christina Berndt, Süddeutsche Zeitung

In the context of the International Science Festival - Geist Heidelberg.

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Date: 20.10.2021

Time: 20:00

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Mini brains, nanotechnology and organ chips