Ineke Knot

🚨New paper alert! 🚨 Interested in #tech4wildlife and like primates 🐒🦍🦧? "Noninvasive Technologies for Primate Conservation in the 21st Century" @IntJPrimatology. Thread below for brief(!) summary ⬇️1/x #OpenAccess #Sec19" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Consent is key to great AI. At @Basecamp_Res, we've shown you can create cutting-edge AI while ethically sourcing 100% of the data. We built the largest biodiversity database and can trace each data point not only to the land owner’s consent but also a benefits-sharing agreement

Registrations are now open for the West African regional workshop of the African BioGenome Project @DAISEA_AfricaBP Open Institute for Genomics & Bioinformatics. Register: tinyurl.com/west-africabp-… @SciforAfrica @acegid @inqababiotecWA @illumina @MGI_Technology ISN UniPort

Sunday reading for #PCR enthusiasts: 💼 #eDNA suitcase laboratory for WAMBA-NET 🧬 PCR tip: try diluting your DNA extracts ♨️ Methods and Techniques: Extract DNA by heating at 98 °C in phosphate-buffered saline bento.bio/blog/2023/09/3…

One of my proudest moments of the games night at work last night was my avatar for Drawful 🤓 High praise also goes to colleague Geraldene for her artistic interpretation of a protein 🪢

“Setting up a suitcase eDNA Laboratory/Lab in backpack for barcoding : MinION sequencing”. Wonderful week sharing my experience with WAMBA NET (West African Marine Fish DNA Barcoding Network) participants from Cameroon; CI ; Ghana ; Mauritania ; Nigeria ; Sénégal and France.

@VGuernier @theBentoLab @nanopore but that requires using 0.2ml PCR tubes, so that's not suitable for all applications. Other than that it's a really cool piece of equipment, and it's making mol bio much more accessible for a lot of people :)

@VGuernier @theBentoLab @nanopore Sorry for the late reply, Vanina! I love the Bento Lab, for me it produced comparable results as traditional molecular equipment :) Only downside is that there's no 1.5ml heating block option. The workaround is to use the PCR block as a heating block, 1/2

Home office 2.0 😎 Who knew we could now also work from home as molecular biologists? #genomics #portablegenomics #MinION #BentoLab

Announcing Homeworld Ideas, a writing challenge. Share your vision about how biology can enable a positive and sustainable future. We'll give away $12.5K in prizes. A collaboration with @HomeworldBio. Runners-up prizes are sponsored by @pillar_vc. readcodon.com/p/homeworld-id…

If you're interested in Synbio, this is a great reading list to start off. There's a lot of material here, take it slowly. You're not late. And there's room for everyone. The Codon Guide to Synthetic Biology, by @NikoMcCarty readcodon.com/p/synbio-guide…

We're thrilled to support the scientific programme aboard the Torabhaig Atlantic Explorer on it's @ExplorersClub Flag expedition to cross the Atlantic ocean in a hydrogen open basket balloon. We'll be discovering new microbial life in the ocean skies! independent.co.uk/news/uk/atlant…

Our #Tech4Wildlife community also showed off their adaptability, like in Ineke Knot’s photo working on eDNA projects from home. Finally, we saw the joy of working in the field, with beautiful entries of community members on the ground collaring Caribou and Muskox.

How hard is it to do science in a language that’s not your first language? We quantified the severity of #languagebarriers for non-native English speakers when reading/publishing papers and attending/presenting at international conferences. doi.org/10.1371/journa… 1/9

@ieknot from @Basecamp_Res delivered her speech at the #SYNBCONF2023. She said that a lot of research in biodiversity especially microbes is still lacking and alot of microbes have not been discovered. @ieknot is an enthusiast in primate research.

@MichaelKoepke80 @SynBioAfrica @otimgeoffrey25 @LanzaTech @katosebunya1 @johncumbers @Geneticdesigner @andrewhessel @2023igem @igemmakerere22 I really enjoyed your talk, Michael! Great to meet you and learn in more detail about the cool stuff you and your team do at @LanzaTech !

@SynBioAfrica @otimgeoffrey25 @LanzaTech Had a wonderful time in Uganda at @SynBioAfrica #SBACON2023. Thanks for the very warm welcome and inspiring discussions! Congratulations to @otimgeoffrey25 the @SynBioAfrica team for putting together a fantastic event! Looking forward to SBA3.0 in 2024.

@otimgeoffrey25 CEO @SynBioAfrica gives a vote of thanks to @MichaelKoepke80 and @LanzaTech for being the #SBACON2023 platinum sponsors

Dr. @metamorph2011 now, talking about the best ways to navigate the complexities of Africa’a #biotech ecosystem #synbioafrica

Young people in Uganda are shaping the future of climate, food and healthcare using the tools of synthetic biology. Please join me in supporting the Ugandan IGEM team here! gofund.me/638e1fcf.

Base camp research is fully represented at the SynBio Africa conference 2023. Am happy that I interacted with @ieknot. Thanks #Basecampresearch for all the support

@ieknot from @Basecamp_Res discusses building bridge between biodiversity and Biotechnology at #SBACONF2023 @USNavyResearch @LanzaTech

@ieknot from @Basecamp_Res shared great insight on proteins from nature @SynBioAfrica. A lot of lessons for bioeconomy in Africa

Dr. ⁦@andrewkiggundu⁩ giving an insightful talk about how #synbio is creating opportunities for agriculture in Africa, with multiple examples, such as these wilt resistant and pro-vitamin A bananas #synbioafrica