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JIPB<p>What are the experts saying?</p><p>Find out in our new special issue, packed with the latest expert reviews on <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/plant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plant</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> research!<br><a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17447909/current" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17</span><span class="invisible">447909/current</span></a></p><p>@wileyplantsci<br> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/PlantSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlantSci</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/morphology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>morphology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/MolecularBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MolecularBiology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/SynBio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SynBio</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/CropSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CropSci</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/FoodSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSci</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/CRISPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CRISPR</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/PlantDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlantDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/JIPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JIPB</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botany</span></a></p>
Leibniz-Institut DSMZ<p>Only a few days until <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/VAAM2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAAM2025</span></a> 🥳</p><p>Meet us at booth 23! 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬</p><p>… and don’t miss the DSMZ posters and lectures 😉</p><p><a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/DSMZDigitalDiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DSMZDigitalDiversity</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/BacDive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BacDive</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/LPSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LPSN</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/SILVA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SILVA</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/StrainInfo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrainInfo</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/synbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synbio</span></a></p>
Tom Howard<p>New funded <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/PhDStudentship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhDStudentship</span></a> available in my lab to generate novel, light responsive materials using <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/CellFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CellFree</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/synbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synbio</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/EngBio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EngBio</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://shorturl.at/9XSoW" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">shorturl.at/9XSoW</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Please share and get in touch for more info.</p>
Darren<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/powbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powbio</span></a> is recruiting a full stack developer to build an intelligent fermentation data and simulation platform. It's a pretty interesting opportunity. The existing code is a mixture of Python, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Fsharp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fsharp</span></a> and JavaScript. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/GetFediHired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GetFediHired</span></a>. Based in Alameda but open to remote. DM me if you have questions. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/precisionfermentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>precisionfermentation</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/fermentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fermentation</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/synbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synbio</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/powbio/jobs/4653975007?gh_src=4c20c69c7us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">job-boards.greenhouse.io/powbi</span><span class="invisible">o/jobs/4653975007?gh_src=4c20c69c7us</span></a></p>
Alexander J. Stein<p>Scientists found a way to clean up <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/methylmercury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>methylmercury</span></a>, a dangerous pollutant that builds up in our <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> due to human activities. Fish &amp; flies can be engineered to break down this form of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/mercury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mercury</span></a> and remove it from their bodies as a less harmful gas, tackling related <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodsafety</span></a> issues. Species at the top of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodwebs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodwebs</span></a>, incl. humans, can accumulate <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/mercury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mercury</span></a> at levels that harm neural &amp; reproductive health: <a href="https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/february-2025/scientists-engineer-fish-and-flies-to-clean-up-toxic-mercury" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/f</span><span class="invisible">ebruary-2025/scientists-engineer-fish-and-flies-to-clean-up-toxic-mercury</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/synbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synbio</span></a></p>
Leibniz-Institut DSMZ<p>📢 Save the date: Mini symposium on Synthetic Microbiology at the upcoming <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/VAAM2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAAM2025</span></a><br>🗓️ Tue, 25 March at 11.15 a.m.<br>Confirmed invited speaker: Pablo Ivan Nickel (DTU Biosustain)<br>Hosts: Cecilia Flocco (DSMZ) &amp; Markus Pötter (Evonik Operations GmbH)</p><p><a href="https://programme.conventus.de/vaam-2025/program/sessions/a9a655e9-fdbb-4cc4-9408-dc334eda03e9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">programme.conventus.de/vaam-20</span><span class="invisible">25/program/sessions/a9a655e9-fdbb-4cc4-9408-dc334eda03e9</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/syntheticmicrobiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>syntheticmicrobiology</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/synbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synbio</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/lecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lecture</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/crspr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crspr</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/bioeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bioeconomy</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/dsmz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dsmz</span></a></p>
JIPB<p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/SUMOylation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SUMOylation</span></a> is a reversible posttranslational modification crucial for many essential <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/biological" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biological</span></a> processes. Huang et al. present a new system for identifying de-SUMOylation enzymes based on a <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/SynBio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SynBio</span></a> approach.<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13838" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13838</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>@wileyplantsci<br> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/PlantSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlantSci</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/JIPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JIPB</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Arabidopsis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arabidopsis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botany</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/FreeAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeAccess</span></a></p>
JIPB<p>Did you know?! <br>RuBisCO is one of the most prevalent enzymes on earth and key to the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/CBBCycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBBCycle</span></a>! Explore the future of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/carbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carbon</span></a> assimilation <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>engineering</span></a> in a new, far-reaching review by Qin et al. in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/JIPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JIPB</span></a>!<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13825" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13825</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>@wileyplantsci<br> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/PlantSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlantSci</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/photosynthesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photosynthesis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/rubisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rubisco</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botany</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/SynBio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SynBio</span></a></p>
Tom Howard<p>We have a new preprint and GitHub page up describing OT-Mation, a script to move experimental arrays generated using statistical Design of Experiments (<a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DoE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DoE</span></a>) directly in to code to control the OpenTrons OT-2 liquid handling robotics platform. This reduces programming time for the OT-2 and helps prevent inclusion of incorrect experimental combinations in the script.</p><p>preprint on biorxiv: <br><a href="https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.20.633898v1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/20</span><span class="invisible">25.01.20.633898v1</span></a></p><p>GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/tphoward/OT-Mation_Repo/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/tphoward/OT-Mation_</span><span class="invisible">Repo/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/SynBio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SynBio</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/EngBio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EngBio</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/LabAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LabAutomation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/OpenTrons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenTrons</span></a></p>
Tom Howard<p>Fatbergs turned into perfume - BBC News <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/SynBio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SynBio</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/EngineeringBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EngineeringBiology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Biotechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biotechnology</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz6pje1z5dqo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz6pje</span><span class="invisible">1z5dqo</span></a></p>
KriesLab<p>Welcome on Mastodon and Servus, dear <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wisskomm.social/@LacknerLab" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>LacknerLab</span></a></span>. 👋 I look forward to interesting posts about the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/biochemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biochemistry</span></a> of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/naturalproducts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturalproducts</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/synbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synbio</span></a> ! ⚗️ 🦠</p>
Darren<p>Finally .. some potentially profitable <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/synbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synbio</span></a> product ideas. courtesy <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ZachWeinersmith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ZachWeinersmith</span></a></span> and <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/smbc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smbc</span></a>. :)</p><p><a href="http://smbc-comics.com/comic/dna" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">smbc-comics.com/comic/dna</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
mechanochemistry<p>NEW PREPRINT from Balasubramanian, Mishima and Crow labs</p><p>Scott and Ivorra-Molla et al.<br>StayRose: a photostable StayGold derivative red-shifted by genetic code expansion</p><p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.13.628370" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.13.628</span><span class="invisible">370</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/microscopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microscopy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/synbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synbio</span></a></p>
Alexander J. Stein<p>To secure crop production in the face of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a>, holistic solutions are needed, which involve a combination of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/plantbreeding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plantbreeding</span></a>, transgenesis &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/geneediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geneediting</span></a>, as well as emerging <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/syntheticbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>syntheticbiology</span></a> tools that increase the precision &amp; rate of crop improvement: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2024.11.001" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2024</span><span class="invisible">.11.001</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/synbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synbio</span></a></p>
JIPB<p>Li et al. report that the ABC transporter SmABCG1 mediates export of tanshinones (diterpenoid compounds w/ <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/medicinal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicinal</span></a> properties) from <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/root" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>root</span></a> peridermic <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/cells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cells</span></a>, likely prompted by their potential cytotoxicity.<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13806" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13806</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>@wileyplantsci<br> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/PlantSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlantSci</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/SynBio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SynBio</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Arabidopsis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arabidopsis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/JIPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JIPB</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botany</span></a></p>
Laborjournal<p>Klonierungssysteme, die nach dem Prinzip molekularer Baukästen funktionieren, bilden das methodische Herzstück der Synthetischen Biologie. Wir haben 20 Artikel dazu in einem Dossier "Klonierung und Synthetische Biologie" zusammengestellt: <a href="https://www.laborjournal.de/editorials/3134.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">laborjournal.de/editorials/313</span><span class="invisible">4.php</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/synbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synbio</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/molbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>molbio</span></a></p>
Sally Lowell<p>*Very* exciting progress towards precision treatments for aggressive cancers. Very interesting science behind it too.</p><p><a href="https://regeneration-repair.ed.ac.uk/news/irr-news/2024/new-spinout-trogenix-unveils-revolutionary-cancer-treatment-platform" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">regeneration-repair.ed.ac.uk/n</span><span class="invisible">ews/irr-news/2024/new-spinout-trogenix-unveils-revolutionary-cancer-treatment-platform</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Enhancers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enhancers</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/SynBio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SynBio</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/CancerResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CancerResearch</span></a></p>
Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:<p>Meet Evo, the DNA-trained AI that creates genomes from scratch; ChatGPT-like model learns on its own to devise new proteins and genetic sequences</p><p>"In theory, malicious users could exploit a model like Evo to design a biological weapon, Hie says, so the researchers banished from the AI’s training set sequences from any viruses that attack humans or other eukaryotes, the organisms whose cells boast nuclei." </p><p>I'm sure that's 100% effective in a system that "hallucinates" by design. Reminds me of a research project from years ago, this scientist was making a database of genetic sequences that never occur in nature, thereby they would be assumed incompatible with life. <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/synbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synbio</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/meet-evo-dna-trained-ai-creates-genomes-scratch" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">science.org/content/article/me</span><span class="invisible">et-evo-dna-trained-ai-creates-genomes-scratch</span></a></p>
Tom Howard<p>Funded <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/PhD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhD</span></a> opportunity in the UK with me <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/EngineeringBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EngineeringBiology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/SynBio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SynBio</span></a> please share the link if you have interested prospective students <a href="https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/cell-free-metabolic-engineering-for-production-of-industrial-chemicals-from-renewable-carbon-feedstock/?p176335" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">findaphd.com/phds/project/cell</span><span class="invisible">-free-metabolic-engineering-for-production-of-industrial-chemicals-from-renewable-carbon-feedstock/?p176335</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@WhatisBiotechnology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WhatisBiotechnology</span></a></span> On this anniversary of Craig Venter’s awesome achievements regarding the human genome 🧬, here’s view on what is in the future: “Chemical Eye 👁️ on Synthetic <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biology</span></a>.” 👉 <a href="http://www.corpse.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=312&amp;Itemid=57" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">corpse.org/index.php?option=co</span><span class="invisible">m_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=312&amp;Itemid=57</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/synbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synbio</span></a></p>
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