Guest post by Justice Toshiba Walker, PhD, University of Pennsylvania (email: JusticeW@upenn.edu) There is a gap in synthetic biology education…
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post Paradigm Shifts in Life Science Education: Opportunities and Challenges in an Era of Synthetic BiologyRead more
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post Reflections on SEED 2019Read more
Ross Cloney and Nina Pollak attended SEED 2019, and they loved it. I asked them to share their thoughts on what…
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post How did the turtle get its shell?Read more
Turtles are a beautiful mystery in the animal kingdom. Anyone who has ever been lucky enough to see one swimming in the…
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post Thoughts and reflections on the 2019 Biodesign ChallengeRead more
Guest post by Jestin George The Biodesign Challenge (BDC) was created in 2015 as a competition and education program that…
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post In June the synbio heart beat in LondonRead more
For many people, London does not sound like an appealing summer destination. But I was excited when I landed in Heathrow…
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post Rob and Rubisco: directed evolution of photosynthesisRead more
Researchers from Australia recently reported a novel way to study a key enzyme in photosynthesis and carbon fixation. Using directed evolution…
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News How transposons improve CRISPR efficiencyRead more
Guest post by Thomas Clements Gene editing technology is continuously evolving. CRISPR-Cas9 mutagenesis hit the world by storm in 2013 and…
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post Visiting Capitol Hill to Advocate for Science, By Amanda LabuzaRead more
This month I attended the Society for Neuroscience’s (SfN) 13th annual Capitol Hill Day to advocate for increased, reliable scientific funding. It…
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post A path forward for dementia research: Highlights from the 2019 ADRD SummitRead more
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a top funding priority for the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), due to the growing dementia epidemic…
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post National Fossil Day 2019: Call for Partners, Art ContestRead more
This year, National Fossil Day (NFD) is October 16, 2019, and planning for NFD events is well underway. Though it is still…
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post Using Synthetic Biology to fight Environmental Pollution: New insights into an old problemRead more
Guest post by Anastasia P. Athanasakoglou ‘’Pollution is not a new phenomenon – and nor is action to counter it… There…
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post Modern Connections for the Ancient Sharks of MadagascarRead more
The word “Madagascar” conjures up images of lemurs and baobob trees—indeed, a great portion of vertebrate paleontological research has pursued questions on…