CYSS - Centre for Young Synbio Scientists

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The BioUPGRADE project is looking for ways to exploit previously unused and underutilised biomass sources in new #Biomaterial innovations using proteins. #BioEconomy bioeconomy.fi/bioupgrade-pro…

Biomaterials from Microbial Chitin! Doctoral student An Nguyen @AaltoUniversity @SynbioCyss employs synthetic biology to develop cost-effective and sustainable biomaterials. #BioEconomy bioeconomy.fi/biomaterials-f…

What would the world be without colours? 🎨 New blog post: @VTTFinland's research on biosynthetic pathways to produce bio-based colours. The method is a step towards more sustainable colour pigment production. 🧪🔬 #BioEconomy bioeconomy.fi/new-biosynthet…

Ångström-Resolution Fluorescence Microscopy: @JungmannLab develops RESI, which resolves the distance between individual DNA bases and determines the structural basis of anti-CD20 immunotherapy. @Nature @LMU_Muenchen ➡️biochem.mpg.de/angstroem-reso… ➡️nature.com/articles/s4158…

Mitä kaikkea synteettisellä biologialla voidaan jo luoda? Ainakin kuulokkeet, jotka ovat syntyneet kokonaan mikrobien aineenvaihdunnan sivutuotteena. Kiehtovassa jutussa äänessä @merjaelisa , jonka perustamaa @SynbioCyss -tutkimusyhteisöä rahoitamme. hs.fi/tiede/art-2000…

We proudly support this AMAZING team of #synbio #leaders in #Africa. I am not able to translate to you how #inspiring their engagement with #IGEM and #Synbio4all is. You have to check yourself 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 And PLEASE consider #volunteering and/or #sponsor 🌍🦠 synbio4all.wixsite.com/synbio4all/get…

Photosynthetic cell factories can be used as sustainable alternative for fossil-based chemicals and energy production. Ville Rissanen from VTT is sharing insight about immobilization of living cells into hydrogel matrix to enhance cells viability and light-to-product efficiency.

What of we had selfhealing materials? Living #microbial materials growing back if torn? @SynbioCyss #biodesigner @manu_ariasb PhD student at @VTTFinland is exploring methods that can help desingers use #syntheticbiology to create selfrepairing garments. @merjaelisa

Microbes to produce materials and food with the power of waste! 🦠🤯 VTT’s spin-off @SynbioPowerlabs just secured €6.6M funding from @BusinessFinland for a revolutionary #biotechnology pilot plant! @merjaelisa @NordlundEmilia bit.ly/3i1SGpF

We are thrilled to announce that we have received 6,6 million euros #funding to build a unique #biotechnology pilot plant for #precisionfermentation in #Hämeenlinna Finland. We will help companies scale-up #biotech #innovations. #NutreconLLC & #NextgenerationEU #SyntheticBiology

Kiitos Wihurille apurahastani, joka tukee nuorten tutkijoiden synteettiseen biologiaan liittyvää tutkimusta! Menkää katsomaan myös juuri avautunut, korkeatasoinen Wihurin kokoelmiin perustuva näyttely Kiasmassa!

In collaboration with @ProfTomEllis, a #postdoctoral #researcher position in the area of #Engineered #Living #Materials is now open @AaltoUniversity. The project will study #bacterial #secretion systems to develop a functional #biomaterial. Kindly RT! aalto.fi/en/open-positi…

DNA Enzymes explained with earphones 🧬🎧

Thoroughly enjoyed this podcast with @francesarnold. I was already a fan, now I’m a super fan. The Life Scientific - Frances Arnold: From taxi driver to Nobel Prize - BBC Sounds bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Excited to introduce CRISPRpedia-a new online textbook that covers CRISPR from its role in bacterial immunity into a tool for genome editing to applications in basic research, medicine, and agriculture. The 80+ original illustrations are free to use! innovativegenomics.org/crisprpedia/

E. coli can also grow on methanol as the sole source of carbon! 🤩 Nice paper from colleagues at the Vorholt lab @Microbio_ETH where they engineered and evolved an E. coli strain into a methylotroph: nature.com/articles/s4146…

Synthetic biology has the potential to revolutionize how everyday products are made in the future. @mhgarci1 explains how pairing #synbio with machine learning's predictive power could result in a disruptive change. @BerkeleyLab @LBNLBioSci @jbei bit.ly/3wIe4EF

The BioSynSys symposium on Synthetic and Systems Biology is now open for registrations/ submissions. Date: 12-14 September 2022. Location: The Learning Planet Institute, Paris. Register at: biosynsys2022.sciencesconf.org