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We're social scientists studying #SyntheticGenomics & #RRI in 🇬🇧 / 🇺🇸 / 🇯🇵 with emphasis on multispecies futures. Follows and RT ≠ endorse.
Edinburgh, Ft. Collins & Tokyo
Joined June 2021
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We're a group of social scientists working with scientists/engineers in #SyntheticGenomics to better understand what kinds of organisms we can bring into world.
To give you a sense of who we are:
📜 poster → bit.ly/FO-CCC-poster
📰 article → doi.org/10.1016/j.biotno.202…
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Just published! In this book, Jane Calvert (of @UoE_STIS and @uoessps) draws on over a decade of social scientific work on synthetic biology to ask: where does #STS belong? Available Open Access on @mitpress website
📘 A Place for Science and Technology Studies
✍ Jane Calvert
An exploration of science and technology studies in eight different places, and the possibilities that arise for observation, intervention, and collaboration. Available #OpenAccess.
mitpress.mit.edu/97802625469…
There's something interesting going on with @replaybio's (beautifully designed) website....all these authoring metaphors really push on the possibilities of biology vision.
ALT replay.bio's website identifies its team as authors, not editors.
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Very inspiring talk by Rob Smith @rdjs_is on building strong capabilities for responsible research & innovation (#RRI) in #SynBio @EFBiotechnology @EFB_EBBS #ASBEVI #laboratory work & manipulations are just the tip of the iceberg in #SynBio!
Thanks @JefBoeke lab, @BroshRan and @sudpinglay et al for hosting Rob, and for the chance to talk about future organisms & crossing kingdoms (w/ @SymbioticALab) – at Manhattan, NY
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The University of Western Australia has started a process to shut SymbioticA down and we have 8 working days to make a case as to why it should continue. We welcome letters of support. DM with your email address if interested. #savesymbiotica
Organism as mega-reactor.
Our latest research has just been published today in the journal Nature. We engineered yeast to produce the cancer therapeutic vinblastine. You can find the work here: nature.com/articles/s41586-0…. It is the longest biosynthetic pathway ever refactored into yeast.
🧟🧟♀️🧟♂️zombie fungus
🪰🪰🪰lives in cicadas
✅✅✅largest final genome to date
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Radical reads for STEM students! versobooks.com/lists/5409-sc…
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Mice are now yeast? What a way to start the morning
science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
“A photosynthetic green living biodesigned Pompidou center built from a cooked turkey, digital art” CC @DrewEndy
How many synthetic biologists does it take to do a dance routine?...#msbw2022 at the Ceilidh
Wait...are we synthetic biologists?
Meanwhile in Edinburgh..Jane and Rob are at #msbw2022. Come and chat to us at our big teal poster later! We want to hear about the place of organisms in your work.🦆🪴🐁🦠
Great talk at yesterday's public-facing keynote at Genome Writer's Guild/@Gene_Writers
ICYMI here's the playback (skip ahead to get past the technical delay)
youtube.com/watch?v=G3S5mS5H…
Special shoutout to @ATinyGreenCell for our mutual love for Luigi Serafini 🌱💚🍀
ALT 5 imaginary plant creatures with holes, bobs, and twists that make them seem majestic. Artwork by Luigi Serafini.
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🚨 NEW STREAMING LINK ‼️
youtube.com/watch?v=G3S5mS5H…
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I'm chatting about what it means to write genomes for @futureorganisms, including the metaphors used to justify biotech innovations. 🐉📖🤖
It's a public talk for @Gene_Writers later today, 6-8pm CDT. You can stream or rewatch here:
📺 youtu.be/CcG8B0uQAKI
one of our interviewees talked to us about how they'd like to use #SyntheticGenomics to grow oak trees in 72 hours, and use that technology to grow sequoias and redwoods
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⚖️ Dr. Margaret McFall-Ngai 🌟
(forwarded from Ariane Briegel)
I am nominating Margaret McFall-Ngai for the Van Leeuwenhoek Medal for microbiology. They are focusing on a female recipient & I think she is a great choice. Deadline is Sept 15. Feel free to share support on link.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets…