uOttawa prof telling the world about biohacking research - Local - Ottawa Business Journal

"Andrew Pelling, a Canada Research Chair in biology and physics, is in Geneva this week. He is one of 50 scientific innovators invited to the Gathering for Open Science Hardware, or GOSH!2016. The TED Fellow appointment came with a trip to last month’s TED 2016 in Vancouver, where Mr. Pelling spoke about his research into growing animal muscle and bone with plant materials. The research, which was conducted at the Pelling Lab for Biophysical Manipulation on the uOttawa campus, led to the growth of human cells on an apple that was carved into the shape of a human ear. It’s this research that led to the fellowship from TED, a non-profit organization devoted to spreading ideas that could potentially change the world. While being a TED Fellow doesn’t come with a monetary prize, Mr. Pelling said its big value is in the connections he made in Vancouver last month ..."