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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>
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>
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>
Virgile Andreani<p>The strangest result I have seen recently, was today in lab meeting, from this article that we were discussing: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41589-021-00927-y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41589-021</span><span class="invisible">-00927-y</span></a></p><p>Retrons are weird hybrid DNA-RNA structures, that include a characteristic "hairpin" structure such as in the picture.<br>In this study, they wanted to understand how the size of this hairpin influences the production of the retron.</p><p>1/2</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/JournalClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JournalClub</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SyntheticBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SyntheticBiology</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/synbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synbio</span></a></p>
JIPB<p>Find out which <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/cytochrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cytochrome</span></a> P450 is responsible for the de novo <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/biosynthesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biosynthesis</span></a> of two types of aporphine <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/alkaloid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alkaloid</span></a> in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/yeast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yeast</span></a>!<br>Li et al. lay a foundation for using <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/SynBio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SynBio</span></a> to produce these valuable compounds. <br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13724" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13724</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>@wileyplantsci<br> <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/PlantSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlantSci</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/pharmacology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pharmacology</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/syntheticbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>syntheticbiology</span></a></p>
Mattias Malaguti<p>Fantastic day at the Scottish Developmental Biology Group Meeting <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/SDBG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SDBG</span></a>.<br>Superstar PhD student Aisling Fairweather gave a talk on the Synthetic Developmental Biology toolbox for transgenesis and neighbour labelling that we've developed with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://biologists.social/@CellySally" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>CellySally</span></a></span>, and also won a poster prize to boot! 🏆<br>Thanks to the organisers for a wonderful day chatting about <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/DevBio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DevBio</span></a>, <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/stemcells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stemcells</span></a>, and <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/synbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synbio</span></a> in wonderful settings, and to the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://biologists.social/@BSDB" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BSDB</span></a></span> for helping bring this meeting to life!</p>
Bose-Einstein-Kondensat<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BioCloneBot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BioCloneBot</span></a>: A versatile, low-cost &amp; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/automated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>automated</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/liquid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liquid</span></a> handler:</p><p>-<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/3Dprinted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3Dprinted</span></a> parts</p><p>Tested with:<br>-<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/restriction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>restriction</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/enzyme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enzyme</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/digest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digest</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ligation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ligation</span></a><br>-<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GoldenGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoldenGate</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gibson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gibson</span></a> assembly</p><p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2024.e00516" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2024.e00</span><span class="invisible">516</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DIYbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIYbio</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lab</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/instruments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>instruments</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SynBio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SynBio</span></a></p>
Hauke Drechsler<p>Our minimal MAP (i.e., microtubule associated protein) - the starPEG-KA7 peptide (see <a href="https://doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E19-05-0247" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E19-05-024</span><span class="invisible">7</span></a>) is going places, er..., biomolecules🧬 ! </p><p>New work by the Göpfrich (Heidelberg) and Kierfeld (Dortmund) labs shows that starPEG-KA7 deployed on DNA filaments facilitates the formation of DNA rings that are able to contract upon heat or molecular crowding cues: </p><p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46339-z" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41467-024</span><span class="invisible">-46339-z</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/actinmyosin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>actinmyosin</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/artificialcell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artificialcell</span></a></p>
WePlanet Australia<p>Australia has a long history of excelling in biotechnology. With a new report predicting a huge role for synthetic biology in the coming decades, investment in the field seems like a smart idea.</p><p>Australia's innovative companies in this space include cellular agriculture startups, working to produce meat and dairy without animals. If we invest in these technologies, Australia can lead the world in the next agricultural revolution!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/synbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synbio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/foodsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/climateaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climateaction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a></p><p>Article: <a href="https://www.aumanufacturing.com.au/largely-untapped-synthetic-biology-industry-could-be-worth-30-billion-50000-new-jobs-by-2040" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aumanufacturing.com.au/largely</span><span class="invisible">-untapped-synthetic-biology-industry-could-be-worth-30-billion-50000-new-jobs-by-2040</span></a></p>
Ken Hallenbeck<p>*OUT TODAY* a new ribosome factor.</p><p>We're still discovery basic things like the protein components of ribosomal machinery, 65 years on from the central dogma (DNA-RNA-protein).</p><p>Synthetic bio in the 2030s and beyond is going to be unrecognizable compared to our paltry efforts today!</p><p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07041-8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41586-024</span><span class="invisible">-07041-8</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/synbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synbio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/biotech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biotech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/drugdiscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drugdiscovery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pharma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pharma</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/publishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publishing</span></a></p>
Mattias Malaguti<p>Do you want to identify the neighbours of your favourite cells but are unsure where to start?</p><p>Check out our Primer, just out in <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://biologists.social/@Dev_journal" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Dev_journal</span></a></span> , for an overview of synthetic neighbour-labelling systems and of how they can be used in developmental settings.</p><p>Huge thanks to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://biologists.social/@CellySally" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>CellySally</span></a></span>, Tamina Lebek and Guillaume Blin for a real fun writing experience!</p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/DevBio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DevBio</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/StemCells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StemCells</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Cell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cell</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Cells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cells</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Development</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/SyntheticBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SyntheticBiology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Synthetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Synthetic</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/ScienceMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceMastodon</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.201955" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1242/dev.201955</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Mattias Malaguti<p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Introduction</span></a></p><p>Hello! </p><p>I'm a synthetic developmental biologist at The University of Edinburgh.</p><p>I'm interested in understanding how cells influence their neighbours in mammalian models of <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/DevBio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DevBio</span></a> and disease.</p><p>I use <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/SynBio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SynBio</span></a> to identify neighbours of cells of interest (e.g. healthy neighbours of mutant cells), and to engineer cell behaviour in response to these interactions.</p><p>I do this in pluripotent <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/StemCells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StemCells</span></a> and their derivatives.</p><p>I look forward to keeping up with everyone's cool research!</p>
Jennifer Tsang<p>Not only is this article fun, it also showcases the awesome potential of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/SynBio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SynBio</span></a>.</p><p>Some highlights:<br>🎁 More sustainable fiber production<br>🥚 Engineered yeast to produce egg protein<br>🥛 Cell-based milk<br>🍄 Sustainable materials using fungi</p><p><a href="https://www.synbiobeta.com/read/a-synbio-carol-of-merriment-and-science" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">synbiobeta.com/read/a-synbio-c</span><span class="invisible">arol-of-merriment-and-science</span></a></p>
Amitha Jagannath Knight<p>Apparently there is a whole podcast devoted to my father-in-law and it has been up for SIX MONTHS and I am only just hearing about it? 😂</p><p>Editing to add: my father-in-law is Tom Knight co-founder of Ginkgo bioworks and occasionally called the "grandfather of synthetic biology"<br> <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOxf86LV51W1WTCiJElS5d2N9hdmBKeBb&amp;si=eE2XoiELv3X0bSZ_" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOx</span><span class="invisible">f86LV51W1WTCiJElS5d2N9hdmBKeBb&amp;si=eE2XoiELv3X0bSZ_</span></a></p><p><a href="https://booktoot.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://booktoot.social/tags/synbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synbio</span></a></p>
GMWatch<p>The Many Problems with George Monbiot’s Bullish Backing for Biotech-Brewed Bacterial Banquets! Jim Thomas’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mustread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mustread</span></a> essay about George Monbiot’s promotion of genetically engineered bacteria grown in bioreactors as a techno-fix for the world’s food needs. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/synbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synbio</span></a> <a href="https://gmwatch.org/en/106-news/latest-news/20310" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gmwatch.org/en/106-news/latest</span><span class="invisible">-news/20310</span></a></p>
Darren<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@raymondpert" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>raymondpert</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@skinnylatte" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>skinnylatte</span></a></span> it’s also one of the cheapest commodities out there in the food space. You can get a metric tonne for $500. It’s worse than biofuels in terms of the economics you need to hit to compete with the incumbent source. I still don’t understand how it can be made so cheaply , but probably has to do with destroying that much rainforest :(. Are consumers prepared to pay a large premium for a different source ? <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/synbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synbio</span></a></p>
PLOS Biology<p>Canonical <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/glycolysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glycolysis</span></a> converts glucose into 2x <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/acetylCoA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acetylCoA</span></a> via eleven biochemical reactions. This study repurposes <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/phosphoketolase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phosphoketolase</span></a> to construct an artificial three-reaction pathway with a theoretical 100% yield of acetyl-CoA from any sugar. <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/SynBio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SynBio</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/PLOSBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PLOSBiology</span></a> <a href="https://plos.io/48sKTH0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">plos.io/48sKTH0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Vivek Mutalik<p>We are hiring project scientists, Postdocs and research associates in multiple labs. Please reach out if you are looking for exciting <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/phage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phage</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microbiology</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/synbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synbio</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/CRISPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CRISPR</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/AMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMR</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> Systems biology &amp; infectious disease biology work. 🙏</p>
mem_somerville<p>Cell-cultured chicken gets the final green light from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LabMeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LabMeat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CulturedMeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CulturedMeat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/synbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synbio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/06/21/usda-cultivated-meat-approval/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/business/20</span><span class="invisible">23/06/21/usda-cultivated-meat-approval/</span></a></p>