Mirko Ancillotti
Mirko Ancillotti
PhD Student
Mirko Ancillotti joined CRB in September 2013 and started his PhD in February 2016. In 2014-2015 he worked on a research project on public understanding and media portrayal of synthetic biology.He holds a degree of Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Pisa in 2012. His Master thesis regarded John Harris’ influence on contemporary bioethical debate on cloning and enhancement. Mirko Ancillotti is also assistant editor of the CODEX website with rules and guidelines for research.
E-mail: mirko.ancillotti@crb.uu.se
Phone: +46 18-471 61 71
Antibiotics resistance
Mirko Ancillotti is looking at antibiotics resistance and the ethical aspects of using peptide-based antibiotics.
Codex - Rules and guidelines for research
We are running CODEX, a gateway to various research ethics guidelines together with the Swedish Research Council.
Mirko Ancillotti on the Ethics Blog
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Distance between media representations and public perceptions of synthetic biology
Source: Mirko Ancillotti 2016-05-24
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Scientists shape how the media portray synthetic biology
Source: Mirko Ancillotti 2015-10-27
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Better not to know?
Source: Mirko Ancillotti 2014-04-01
Media portrayal of synthetic biology
Synthetic biology is a rapidly evolving field that has the potential to change how we live and understand the world. Mirko Ancillotti and Stefan Eriksson look at how the media portrays this field.
Publications
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Uncritical and unbalanced coverage of synthetic biology in the Nordic press.
(2017). Public Understanding of Science, . vol. 26, ss. 235-250 DOI Download fulltext -
Synthetic Biology in the Press: Media Portrayal in Sweden and Italy.
(2016). I K Hagen, M Engelhard & G Toepfer (red.) Ambivalences of Creating Life. , Dordrecht: Springer. ss. 141-156 DOI -
An Update of Public Perceptions of Synthetic Biology: Still Undecided?.
(2016). NanoEthics, . vol. 10, ss. 309-325 DOI -
Challenges and opportunities for ELSI early career researchers.
(2016). BMC Medical Ethics, vol. 17 DOI -
John Harris. Persona, potenzialità e pre-persona.
(2013). Sintesi Dialettica, vol. 6 -
The Value of the Pre-Person: Potentiality, Person-Maker Criteria, and Social Dimension.
(2013). Journal of Philosophy of Life, vol. 3, ss. 190-201
Synthetic biology, ethics and antibiotics
Who shapes public opinion of science? How do people make trade-offs between risks and benefits of technology that could both help and harm? Mirko Ancillotti is moving from media portrayal of synthetic biology to antibiotic resistance and the ethical aspects of using a new kind of peptide-based antibiotics.
