Meet Syn57, a living cell that only needs 57 codons, not the standard 64. Here's my story on how synthetic biology is tackling the mystery of our bloated genetic code. Gift link: nyti.ms/3Hf4f9v

The diversity of bacterial defence systems against phages (restriction endonuclease, #CRISPR, phage protein
sensing system (RexAB), cyclic oligonucleotide-based (CBASS), ADP ribosylation (DARTG)) is simply fascinating, and we continue to discover new ones !!!

www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

Just learned that Frank Stahl (of the Meselson and Stahl DNA replication experiment ("the most beautiful experiment in biology") died at the beginning of April, to no fanfare. Here's a lovely video of them reminiscing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-tn...

Happy to share the peer-reviewed and updated version of our work on OrthoRep-driven evolution of aaRSs for genetic code expansion with unnatural amino acids. Congrats to Yuichi Furuhata, a true master bioengineer, on leading this excellent work! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The National Science Foundation, a major government funder of basic science research, is being shaken up with over 1,000 grants already terminated and the White House looking to halve its budget.

From launching young careers to launching experiments to space, NSF fuels America's excellence in scientific research and generates new knowledge for the entire world. But it looks like it's about to all come crashing down.

The Final Synthetic Yeast Genome is Now a Reality 🧬
The global Sc2.0 project reaches its conclusion, setting the stage for sustainable biotech innovation

read more: www.synbiobeta.com/read/the-fin...

#BiotechInnovation #Sustainability #Genomics #FutureOfScience

What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/blog...

I just called my senators + rep with a modified version of this script. Even living abroad, if you are a US citizen you're required to pay taxes. These disruptions mean your money isn't funding cures + climate adaptation. You don't have to be a scientist/researcher to call to say you're concerned.
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The White House budget office has ordered a pause in grants, loans and other federal financial assistance, according to a memo sent to government agencies on Monday, potentially paralyzing a vast swath of programs and jeopardizing spending that Congress has mandated by law.

Breaking news: The White House budget office is ordering a pause to all grants and loans disbursed by the federal government, according to an internal memo sent to agencies Monday, creating significant confusion across Washington.

Y'all: This is devastating for universities. Imagine you have a colony of research animals and can't re-order the food. Or you are a grad student on grant funding who lives paycheck-to-paycheck (also know as a student on grant funding). wapo.st/4gfgcHQ

I just completed "Resonant Collinearity" - Day 8 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/8 (Pushing for all #golang solutions)