The scientific & ethical legacy of the late Ioannis Economidis—a champion of Env Biotech & SynBio at the @ec.europa.eu —is captured in this article, based on his last lecture. A testament to an exceptional mind & a remarkable human being enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

The recently published report on Biosecurity by Drew Endy et al in the context of contemporary & future Biotech & SynBio is worth every word. Check it out 👉🏻 www.hoover.org/research/bio...

#MicroSky: CLEAN ENVIRONMENT! Glekas et al built a Pseudomonas putida strain with an optimized dsz operon to strip sulfur from fuels. The new strain, DS006, shows high efficiency in removing DBT—paving the way for cleaner & greener energy. doi.org/10.1111/1751...

Grateful to the organizers @vdlorenzo.bsky.social @pabnik.bsky.social, instructors, and host @cshlaboratory.bsky.social of the CSH-Asia workshop. It was an incredible experience for young scientists diving into synthetic biology and the metabolic engineering of Pseudomonas. (1/n)

Bio-desulfurization of fossil fuels has been a classic env biotech challenge for decades, but the field became stagnant for a while … until @pglekas.bsky.social et al leveraged SynBio tools to develop superior whole-cell catalysts enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 😱

Next in Lab's conference agenda: FEMS @femsmicro.org! @vdlorenzo.bsky.social and myself are running a session on bacterial computation. Talks by @yschaerli.bsky.social, @manishmicrobe.bsky.social, Sangram Bagh & organisers. Very looking forward to it! #biocomputation #synbio

Deadline for applications extended to July 22 🔔! An unique opportunity to engage with cutting-edge science in a highly interactive format 👇

Carl Sagan in 1986 on the problems with media and science literacy.

We are offering a #PhD candidate position (Spanish FPI) to work with us at the @cnb-csic.bsky.social in Madrid. The project you would be part of: establish a #biofoundry at our institution, to optimize #synbio experiments from #design to #test. If interested, get in touch!

Today by 12 h @cnb-csic.bsky.social our Tomás Aparicio will share his latest insights & genetic tools on how to accelerate evolution without stress in individual bacteria and communities—what we call *hit-and-run mutagenesis* 🤩 thereby revisiting the discussion of what is a GMO 😱

Is there life in the bioscience research landscape other than being a PI? Find out with @aemonten.bsky.social, who will give a talk in the @cnb-csic.bsky.social this Fri on his experiences as Executive Editor CSH Protocols & Head of the Integrity in Publishing Group of the CSHL Press

The Secretary of Education just went full OP-ed in a letter to Harvard. Foreign chaos, remedial math, and Bill Ackman as fiscal Yoda. Somewhere in there was a point about grants? When academia meets political fanfic....

Dear Pseudomonas aficionados: Please check this hands-on Cold Spring Harbor Asia Course on the sexiest science and technology of our favourite bug. All info in the QR code 👇

“No existe el cambio climático. Siempre ha llovido en Europa durante febrero y marzo.” Ya, pero:

A call for action by Ken Timmis — Academic institutions worldwide must welcome de-funded US researchers · Read the statement here 👇 iums.org/kenneth-timm...

Keep an eye out for the Special Sessions of the European Academy of Microbiology this July at FEMS2025 fems-microbiology.org/eam-sessions... ! Do not miss the one on bacterial computation, featuring top experts @angelgm.bsky.social, Manish Kushwaha, Yolanda Schaerli, and Sangram Bagh!

The most extraordinary thing about James Harrison, who donated his rare plasma every 2 weeks for over 60 years and saved the lives of an estimated 2.4 million babies, is that he had to overcome a FEAR OF NEEDLES. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Experimental evolution of evolvability | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

ASM stands firm in its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, as such efforts are critical to advancing the microbial sciences for everyone. Read our statement: asm.org/Press-Releas...

Tomorrow Wes Feb 5 we will enjoy in the @cnb-csic.bsky.social the impromptu Seminar of the one and only Tae Seok Moon, of the JC Venter Institute www.jcvi.org/media-center... in the context of his ongoing International Tour x.com/moon_synth_b...

Leveraging AI for Systems & Synthetic Biology 🤔? Learn about the latest developments in the upcoming annual Colloquium of our Sys Bio Department this Feb 14. Starring @hsalis.bsky.social as opening speaker and featuring @alfonsovalencia.bsky.social along with other luminaries in the field 😱!

Pre-Xmas Lab lunch incl farewell of Karin Schann, @sebwenk.bsky.social, @glekasp.bsky.social & Fra Demaria. We will miss you in 2025 😢. So privileged to work with this super-special bunch of people 👇