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Parasitology a focus for new collaborations

Submitted by synbio on Fri, 06/09/2017 - 11:41

Centre members braved biblical summer floods on a trip to Aberystwyth to discuss how synthetic biology tools and technologies might shine some light on the remaining challenges in parasitology.

Pragmatic approach to responsible innovation proposed

Submitted by synbio on Thu, 05/25/2017 - 08:56
Photo of Prof Joyce Tait

A study proposes a radical new approach to the responsible development of innovative products, processes and services by companies and organisations operating in the bioeconomy and related industry sectors.

SynBioBlog: Building Human Artificial Chromosomes on the other side of the world

Submitted by synbio on Tue, 05/16/2017 - 11:10

“I am just off to Japan to do some experiments.” This was the easiest way I could explain to my family that I was going to Japan to learn how to synthesize artificial chromosomes.

SAW Trust inspires for second year

Submitted by synbio on Tue, 05/02/2017 - 12:48
tie dye art work in the class

On April 21st, SynthSys welcomed Jenni Rant and the SAW Training team back to Edinburgh for our second annual training event bringing their innovative approach to teaching science to children using the power of words and pictures.

Foundry welcomes VIP visitors from Japan

Submitted by synbio on Tue, 05/02/2017 - 08:58
Japan visitors in the Foundry

The Edinburgh Genome Foundry and School of Biological Sciences were delighted to host a VIP visit from fourteen delegates from Japanese academia, industry and government on Thursday April 27th.

Evolutionary resilience makes for better bioproduction

Submitted by synbio on Tue, 05/02/2017 - 08:44
high re image of yeast

SynthSys member Dr Matteo Cavaliere and colleagues have recently published a mini-review discussing why the evolutionary resilience of microbial communities should be considered when designing robust biotechnological applications.

Contemplating the social dimensions of Sc2.0

Submitted by synbio on Tue, 05/02/2017 - 08:38
Sc2.0 project logo

Dr Jane Calvert and Dr Erica Szymanski have published a blog on PLOS Synbio exploring how the Synthetic Yeast project provokes new questions around the social ramifications of this major endeavor.

SynBioBlog: What can synbio do for next-generation biologics?

Submitted by synbio on Fri, 04/28/2017 - 13:50

Biologics pretty much sweep the leader board for money-making drugs globally. They are also excellent medicines, offering relief for millions of patients with chronic and often life limiting diseases. So what does synthetic biology have to offer this therapeutic success story?

Centre welcomes International Science Advisory Board

Submitted by synbio on Fri, 04/07/2017 - 10:44

The UK Centre for Mammalian Synthetic Biology had its first Board Meeting on April 3 and 4. Over the two days, the Board heard about progress across all active research work packages as well as several new avenues of research.

SynBioBeta London 2017

Submitted by synbio on Fri, 04/07/2017 - 10:33

In what is a 'must attend' fixture in the synthetic biology events calendar, the 2017 annual meeting of SynBioBeta provided a useful window on the UK and international synthetic biology startup landscape.