Calum Graham - May 8, 2025 Bioglass and bio-microlenses: synthetic biology’s leap into optics Synthetic biology continues to blur the lines between natural and man-made materials. Recently we ...
Simon Kremer - March 28, 2025 Enzyme engineering with AI – the latest chapter (in a long story…) For those of us who studied Biochemistry at college, the classic active site “catalytic triad” of ...
Isobel Fisher - November 11, 2024 AI designer enzymes During the announcement of the first survey of the entire human genome by the Human Genome Project, ...
Amelia Jones - August 21, 2024 Editing in situ: synthetic gene editing tools delivered straight to the gut The critical, yet delicate balance of the microbiome in maintaining health and influencing disease ...
Jane Liu - June 25, 2024 Alive with Possibilities - The Future of Sustainable Plastics and Beyond As the production and consumption of plastics continues to surge, so too has the accumulation of ...
Amelia Jones - May 13, 2024 Bacteria bites back: Putting carbon on the menu When faced with solving the climate crisis, no idea is too ambitious for Synthetic Biology (SynBio) ...
Amelia Jones - February 13, 2024 Blooming bright! Bioluminescent plant set to brighten up flower beds across the US The green fingered among us take great pride in our blossoming gardens and house plants; those, ...
Amelia Jones - December 19, 2023 Synthetic probiotics: bacteria that link the gut to the brain Optimising pharmacokinetics of a drug is a vital stage of the development process. Pharmacokinetics ...
Calum Graham - December 14, 2023 National Vision for Engineering Biology On Tuesday 5 December 2023, the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation, Andrew Griffith MP, ...
Amelia Jones - December 4, 2023 Enzyme-based carbon capture: as easy as breathing Over the past few years, the impact of the climate crisis has never been far from the front pages. ...
Isobel Fisher - November 17, 2023 Biosensor bacteria for tumor detection Genetically engineered biosensor bacteria could allow us to detect colon cancer without the need ...
Nick Sutcliffe - July 26, 2023 IP priorities for forward-looking cell and gene therapy businesses IP priorities are especially important to businesses developing advanced therapeutic products. ...
Thomas Driver - July 13, 2023 Evolution of engineered minimal cells - high mutation rates and regained fitness Engineered bacterial cells with minimal genomes were developed in 2016 - these minimal cells ...
Isobel Fisher - June 22, 2023 One giant leap for plant-kind: engineering plants for Mars If humans are going to live on Mars one day, we need to work out how to grow plants there. Plants ...
Amelia Jones - January 20, 2023 Synthetic Biology - creating innovative solutions to tackle climate change Over the past few decades, awareness of the impact that humans are having on the planet has grown ...
Thomas Driver - December 1, 2022 What is Synthetic Biology and why should you care? The term Synthetic Biology, or SynBio, has been used for a while; the meaning of the term seems to ...
Anna Mudge - May 24, 2022 Recipe for success - intellectual property opportunities in future food The future of food is big business and it’s only going to get bigger as both technology and ...
Thomas Driver - February 6, 2020 Genetic engineering and synthetic biology – making cannabis production greener The therapeutic benefits of medicinal cannabis have been liberally splashed across newspaper ...
Thomas Driver - October 23, 2019 Renewable energy – huge potential for biofuel innovation It has been widely reported in the media recently that we need to do more to address the way in ...
