Andrew Gray

🇦🇺 Australia just became one of only 2 countries in the world where you can legally buy #cultivatedmeat. But we still don’t have a national bioeconomy strategy. So who’s really building the future? @ausgov

@KiwiCraig74 @statto95 @Xero @Xero you have a problem with your invoice generation page! Please fix <3

@statto95 @Xero I'm getting the same

Hi @Xero - Well, this is good for your invoicing pages ..... Love being able to set up my invoices - shame when it isn't working. At least the URL is very kindly telling me there is an "error"

@EmporiumThought Primordial soup kitchen

Now that's it's nearly done, what do you think it is?

@06eleven @Aussie_BB Yup "Connected" without internet, but apparently connected.

@NikoMcCarty @BagOfNeurons Hi Niko, I've heard similar remarks re "arduino" or other SBCs. Aren't there projects out there right now trying to do this like yeast 2.0? Would be fun to start a working group on this.

@BagOfNeurons With a $5 Raspberry Pi, a student can work on a nearly infinite number of problems in the world of "bits." But biology is inherently about rearranging atoms, and atoms are expensive. Will we ever build a "Raspberry Pi" for biotechnology? I've thought about that a lot. I hope so.

The whole notion of "Write, Read, Edit" as some great driver of progress in biology is incredibly misguided. Yes, DNA sequencing and synthesis costs have fallen rapidly. What have we gotten for it? The vast majority of strains we make don't work, because we don't understand the underlying biology. Scale is still a major issue, too. And just as the Human Genome Project failed to live up to its grandiose expectations, the same is true of many claims made today about cheap genome sequencing. Tools to study and manipulate DNA are one small part of the path toward biological superabundance. DNA is not some master blueprint of the cell, and controlling that DNA will not solve all cellular problems. We also need tools to delicately control protein complexes, intercellular signaling, cellular delivery, and more systems-level operations. And then there are the training issues. It's still way too difficult for students to enter biotechnology as a career. Very few undergraduate programs have curriculums for biotechnology (in the U.S.) Companies still gatekeep people who don't have a Ph.D. The timelines here are way too long. Better tools to read, write, and edit DNA will not lead to biological superabundance. DNA sequencing is absurdly cheap already (fractions of a penny for 1 million bases). So is DNA synthesis. These don't seem like the relevant bottlenecks to be talking about, and yet I hear it all the time in essays, podcasts, and so on. If we want to actually accelerate progress in biotechnology, then we need to understand the cell, build models to drastically shrink engineering timelines, and solve the training bottlenecks. That is the route to a $20 trillion+ bioeconomy.

Which Australian BioTech or " #techBio " companies/ #startups are leading the #AI /Bio charge? #Innovation #biotech #AI #australia

If we're working in innovation, shouldn't we be obsessed with characterizing problems rather than creating ideas/solutions? #biotech #startups #innovation #AI #grants #policy #Australia

@valley_dao @ATinyGreenCell what has your experience been with publishing as an amateur biologist? Advice for others in the space?

@WAJ_Webster This is the baby bird i remember haha youtube.com/watch?v=PPR5l8…

Just a Monday at MSAC for Baby Bird @SciencePeddler

@ANUbiomolecular @illumina Thank you heaps! Will be in touch

@SciencePeddler @illumina Hello! Feel free to reach out :)! Our illumina service is fast and flexible :)

Hi twit/x fam anyone have a lead on industry-accessible Illumina platforms in Aus with a turnaround time of under 8 weeks? @illumina #genomics #bioinformatics #synbio

@Steen_Dr @illumina Thanks @Jason AGRF is a bit longer at the moment. Will check with Ramaciotti.

@SciencePeddler @illumina if you are paying enough money anyone will turn around in 8 weeks. Ramaciotti and AGRF come to mind immediately.

@brokaryote_ @CooKeMonter

Does anyone have a culture of Photobacterium kishitanii in Australia? #microbiology #syntheticbiology #synbio #biodesign We're hoping to incorporate the beauty of #bioluminescence into our education offering to drive more engagement in bio-based topics.

So excited to play with this!!! @pioreactor thank you for the extra bits and getting this to me safely x #synbio #precisionfermentation

Hello people with Genes of Interest. What does your workflow look like when you come across a potential GOI as it relates to what you do? #Synbio #DIYbio #biochem #molbio #genetics #metagenomics

@JamesPBLloyd Thanks @JamesPBLloyd , it's easy for many to forget what makes SynBio possible/repeatable/standardized are the tools developed to support it in that way. I'd be keen to get back in touch on that second point.

@SciencePeddler What I want is probably not what is needed. But I want 1) more funding and job security for academic development of fundamental tools in synbio 2) good support for translation of ideas to products, especially when startup route isn’t obvious for tech/product.

What would you like to see more of to support more #SynBio engagement in Australia? Education? Events? Funding? Etc?

@ProfTomEllis I'll do you a deal and make you one for $30k... or an HPLC ;)

If I had $32k spare… this prop from the original Jurassic Park movie would be a fun investment.

@claudiaevickers @SynBioChallenge business.gov.au/grants-and-pro…

@claudiaevickers @SynBioChallenge Wholeheartedly agree, the federal gov should be sponsoring this. They had grants for students to participate in overseas competitions. For the price of supporting 10 teams, you could support ASBC for all of Aus. TBH the grant woudn't cover the costs of going to iGem for 1 team