The online, arsenic lab. book
There was plenty of controversy generated at the end of 2010 by the suggestion that a particular Halophilic bacteria (GFA-J1) could incorporate arsenic into DNA in place of phosphorous. But perhaps the...
View ArticleCreating life – the ultimate engineering challenge
Here’s a documentary and introduction to synthetic biology and the iGEM competition. The film follows the ParaSight iGEM project from Imperial College London 2010. The blurb says, A synthetic biology...
View ArticlePlastic-eating fungi
Biology is the raw material for synthetic biology. In this paper, ‘Biodegradation of polyester polyurethane by endophytic fungi‘ published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, the authors...
View ArticleMagnetic yeast – from the Oscillator
Christina Agapakis (aka Oscillator) discusses a recent paper from Pam Silver’s lab in this post, “magnetic yeast“. Follow the links for more information, video interviews with the scientists involved,...
View ArticleSynthetic Biology PhD positions at Exeter
Any recent graduates or undergraduates in their final year looking for PhD positions in synthetic biology, take note: there are six synthetic biology PhD studentships available at the University of...
View ArticleSynthetic Biology & its Application
As promised here are a few notes and links on the key points of today’s lecture: Synthetic Biology and its Application (28th November 2013). Follow the links for further information. Synthetic Biology...
View ArticleBBSRC PhD iCASE available (start Sep 2015)
I have a BBSRC-funded iCASE PhD available with Biosyntha Technologies. Project Description: Global climate change and finite fuel reserves are driving interest in biologically derived fuel molecules....
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