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🧬 Flipped DNA is rewriting evolution
In Lake Malawi, 800+ fish species evolved in record time

– flipped chunks of DNA lock in survival traits and pass them on intact

— humans have them too.
So how your DNA is arranged might matter more than what’s in it

#notesfromthesoftcode #Genetics #Cambridge
July 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
🌈 Who knew waste could shine?
This isn’t candy — it’s E. coli working overtime.
Scientists at Edinburgh reprogrammed it to turn plastic into paracetamol, brewed like beer.
Zero carbon 90% yield
future of medicine might start in a flask.

#EngineeringBiology #Biotech #PlasticToPills #ScienceThatHeals
July 2, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Great to mark rare disease day at St George’s Hospital conference #health #genetics
February 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
February 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM