Biology by Design

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Channel: Boston University · 2010 · Education

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Jim Collins, a College of Engineering professor of biomedical engineering and codirector of the Center for BioDynamics at Boston University, delivers the 2008 University Lecture, Biology by Design. He talks about his research at BU, including using noise to enhance sensory function and making antibiotics more effective by tricking cells to turn off their repair mechanisms.

Hosted by Boston University Office of the Provost on October 21, 2008.

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