🧪 #evosky Great article by @philipcball.bsky.social about recent work on LUCA, quoting Tim Lenton and UIUC alum Rika Anderson. Glad to see mention of early horizontal gene transfer as a driver of evolution. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

We are excited to see our review published! In it, we explore the diversity of enzymatic strategies for installing aromatic side chain cross-links in RiPPs. If you like interesting chemistry and new enzyme reactions, be sure to check it out!

What makes AetF the most efficient flavin-dependent halogenase discovered to date? Prof. Pimchai Chaiyen and Dr. Aisaraphon Phintha decode the mechanistic principles of flavin chemistry in AetF in our new study out in PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10.... #halogenases #biocatalysis

For our first post, it is my great pleasure to announce our new publication in Nature, where we elucidate interactions for peptide elongation in non-ribosomal peptide synthetases! Congratulations to Graham Heberlig on this major achievement! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Today we report that an engineered skin bacterium, swabbed gently on the head of a mouse, can unleash a potent antibody response against a pathogen. Could lead to topical vaccines that are applied in a cream. @djenetbousbaine.bsky.social led the charge... @natureportfolio.bsky.social 1/55