#syntheticbiology — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/ie/727014/ DNA Typewriter tracks cell divisions and developmental decisions in mice #cancer #Cell #DNA #Éire #Embryo #Genetic #Genome #genomics #IE #Ireland #medicine #OCT #PrecisionMedicine #Research #Science #SyntheticBiology #Technology

Life Is Asymmetric. The Scientists Who Figured Out Why Won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/life-is-asymmetric-the-scientists-who-figured-out-why-won-the-2026-nobel-prize-in-chemistry/

The Science Behind the Nobel-Winning Technology That Controls Neurons With Light

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/the-science-behind-the-nobel-winning-technology-that-controls-neurons-with-light/

It may soon be possible to create "mirror life"

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/09/30/it-may-soon-be-possible-to-create-mirror-life

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49991132

#HackerNews #mirrorlife #biotechnology #syntheticbiology #science #news #innovation

🍄 Could fungi become biofactories for next-generation silk-inspired materials?

🔗 Design and Heterologous Production of Bagworm Silk-Inspired Proteins in Aspergillus oryzae. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal (CSBJ). DOI: https://doi.org/10.34133/csbj.0233

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#Biotechnology #Biomaterials #SyntheticBiology #ProteinEngineering #SilkProteins #SustainableMaterials #IndustrialBiotechnology #BioBasedMaterials #MaterialsScience

Vaccines for ash trees and gene-edited butterflies among UK projects to get £30m funding
By Matthew Ponsford

Exclusive: Research and invention agency hopes to harness ‘powers of biotechnology’ for purpose of conservation

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/21/gene-edited-butterflies-vaccines-ash-trees-uk-science-projects-30m-funding

#Conservation #Sciencepolicy #Geneediting #Science #UKnews #Syntheticbiology #Biodiversity #Ashdieback #Butterflies #Amphibians #Environment #Genetics #Wildlife #Biology #DominicCummings #TheGuardian #MatthewPonsford

Vaccines for ash trees and gene-edited butterflies among UK projects to get £30m funding https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/21/gene-edited-butterflies-vaccines-ash-trees-uk-science-projects-30m-funding #Conservation #SciencePolicy #GeneEditing #Science #UkNews #SyntheticBiology #Biodiversity #AshDieback #Butterflies #Amphibians #Environment #Genetics #Wildlife #Biology #DominicCummings

Bayer-Backed Startup Robigo Bio Advances Engineered Biologicals to Fight Soybean Disease

19 September 2026, Massachusetts, USA: A Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotechnology company has raised a Series A funding round led by Leaps…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Bayer #engineeredbiologicals #SoybeanDiseaseControl #syntheticbiology
https://www.europesays.com/germany/94525/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/694608/ He Won the Nobel Prize for Protein Design. Now He Uses AI to Create Molecules Not Found in Nature #Bioethics #biology #biotech #Éire #GeneticEngineering #IE #Ireland #medicine #Q&A #Science #SyntheticBiology

He Won the Nobel Prize for Protein Design. Now He Uses AI to Create Molecules Not Found in Nature

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/nobel-prize-protein-design-now-using-ai-to-create-molecules-beyond-nature/

Oh, this is just what I wanted to hear: yet another #existential threat to life on Earth. It’s called “mirror life” and is a result of research on #SyntheticBiology.

Here is the problem: In the search for new medicines and materials, scientists are investigating and synthesizing molecules that are mirror opposites chemical structures. Many have been discovered and synthesized. In theory (it’s solid), one could construct a synthetic living organism — a cell — that is an exact mirror. It wouldn’t necessarily be “anti-life”, but if it escaped confinement it could displace — render extinct — all life on Earth.

This is not speculation. Scientists are working to create mirror life. It might take 10 or 20 more years and there are hard challenges, but the principles are understood. Barring an international ban on the research, it will happen. Could the result be contained, as we do with the most dangerous viruses and pathogens we have today? Yes. But if there is ever a breach, it is GAME OVER.

Read on for more info, or better yet read the article! It is a great explainer of the technology and the threat, but it might be hard to understand without some knowledge of #biochemistry. The basic idea should be familiar to anyone who has tied #knots. Different twists, different knots with different properties.

Now imagine the #molecules of life, #proteins for example. They twist and fold into knots and that determines how they interact. If you have one that twists one way and another that is exactly the opposite, a mirror protein for example, they may have completely different interactions and effects — or they don’t interact at all. This is true for all kinds of molecules. When they are exactly the opposite, they are called “isomers.” I take a medication where the “right” twisting molecule has zero effect for me. Only the left twisting one helps me.

#Doomsday # #ScienceAndTechnology https://mamot.fr/@homlett/117287213571044119

‘Smart’ Nanoparticles Deliver mRNA Directly to Tumors in New Cancer Therapy

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/smart-nanoparticles-deliver-mrna-directly-to-tumors-in-new-cancer-therapy/

‘Smart’ Nanoparticles Deliver mRNA Directly to Tumors in New Cancer Therapy

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/smart-nanoparticles-deliver-mrna-directly-to-tumors-in-new-cancer-therapy/

A.I. Queries From Abroad Raise Fears of a Biological Weapons Race

Among the growing fears about artificial intelligence, one threat has proved par…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AnthropicAILLC #ArtificialIntelligence #DNA(DeoxyribonucleicAcid) #Epidemics #geneticengineering #GeneticsandHeredity #HazardousandToxicSubstances #OpenAILabs #RegulationandDeregulationofIndustry #Research #Smallpox #SyntheticBiology #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesInternationalRelations #World
https://www.newsbeep.com/732101/

Plant roots possess the ability to alter their structural anatomy and metabolic processes in response to microbial colonization. This structural plasticity allows plants to adapt to environments with scarce nutrients by creating microhabitats that optimize beneficial interactions with soil microbiota.
#Botany #Microbiology #SyntheticBiology #AgriculturalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/09/bot09122601.html

We Accidentally Built a Synthetic Cell Factory

https://bnext.bio/post/we-accidentally-built-a-synthetic-cell-factory

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49628290

#HackerNews #syntheticbiology #bioengineering #innovation #research #technology

When Biology Goes Mirror-Image, Governance Must Adapt https://www.byteseu.com/2345440/ #Biosafety #DualUseResearchOfConcern(DURC) #EditorPick #EmergingThreats #MirrorLife #Science #SyntheticBiology

Biology’s four-letter DNA alphabet just expanded to eight

Researchers showed that E. coli RNA polymerase can read…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #artificialbasepairs #AU #Australia #cryo-electronmicroscopy #DNAtranscription #E.coli #eight-lettergeneticalphabet #expandedgeneticalphabet #Geneticcode #GeneticEngineering #HachimojiDNA #HealthNews #MedicalGoodNews #NewDiscoveries #research #RNApolymerase #syntheticbiology #SyntheticDNA #UCSanDiego #unnaturalnucleotides
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/883456/

Life uses 4 DNA letters — scientists just made 8 work in a landmark synthetic biology breakthrough

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260904000310.htm

#science #genetics #syntheticbiology

Life uses 4 DNA letters — scientists just made 8 work in a landmark synthetic biology breakthrough
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260904000310.htm
Researchers at UC San Diego have demonstrated that a key cellular enzyme can accurately read an eight-letter genetic alphabet, doubling the four letters used by all known life on Earth. Detailed…
#science #genetics #syntheticbiology

Researchers at UC San Diego have demonstrated that a key cellular enzyme can accurately read an eight-letter genetic alphabet, doubling the four letters used by all known life on Earth. Detailed… #science #genetics #syntheticbiology

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260904000310.htm?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Research reveals how natural enzymes transcribe expanded eight-letter genetic code

All known life on earth utilizes the same genetic alphabet, consisting of four letters. Now, researchers at University…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #AU #Australia #dna #E.coli #Enzyme #Genetic #geneticinformation #Language #Polymerase #RNA #syntheticbiology
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/879978/

⚛️ Would today’s antibiotics still work if bacterial biology were flipped at the molecular level?

🔗 Molecular Dynamics Simulations Demonstrate Reduced Antibiotic Affinity to Mirror Bacterial Targets. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal (CSBJ). DOI: https://doi.org/10.34133/csbj.0198

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#MolecularDynamics #Antibiotics #Biosecurity #ComputationalBiology #SyntheticBiology #DrugDiscovery #AntimicrobialResearch #ComputationalChemistry

Structural basis of transcription of the hachimoji eight-letter alphabet by E. coli RNA polymerase

Base pairing of 8-letter genetic alphabet in E. coli RNAP transcription The P:Z and B:S base pairs expand…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #Bacterialtranscription #Cryoelectronmicroscopy #GB #HumanitiesandSocialSciences #multidisciplinary #syntheticbiology #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/758544/

🤖 Can artificial intelligence reveal how bacterial strains differ beneath the surface?

🔗 Predicting Strain-Specific Metabolic Capabilities in the Genus Pseudomonas with a Flux-to-AI Approach Reveals Hidden Cell Envelope Properties. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal (CSBJ). DOI: https://doi.org/10.34133/csbj.0190

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#Microbiology #ComputationalBiology #SystemsBiology #ArtificialIntelligence #Biotechnology #SyntheticBiology

https://www.europesays.com/3218075/ Opinion | How Shenzhen can win the ‘AI for science’ race #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Beijing #China #DepartmentOfEnergy #GenesisMission #GuangmingScienceCity #japan #Robotics #shanghai #Shenzhen #SyntheticBiology #UnitedStates

📢 Call for Papers: Computational and Experimental Advances in Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes

⏳ Submission Deadline: 31 May 2027

🔗 Submit your work: https://spj.science.org/journal/csbj/si/carbohydrate-active-enzymes

#CallForPapers #CAZymes #CarbohydrateActiveEnzymes #EnzymeEngineering #ComputationalBiology #StructuralBiology #Bioinformatics #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #ProteinEngineering #SyntheticBiology #Metagenomics #Biotechnology #BiomassValorization #CircularBioeconomy

New article — Biorisk and Open-Source AI: The Synthetic Virus Breakthrough and the Biosecurity Debate. A timely examination of how open-source AI tools are reshaping bioengineering, the risks that follow, and policy approaches to mitigate harm. Read the full piece: https://wix.to/ivL4k6a

#Policy
#Biosecurity
#AIResearch
#EthicsInTech
#SyntheticBiology

AI Just Created 16 New Synthetic Viruses That Do Not Exist In Nature: Report

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://in.mashable.com/science/112642/ai-just-created-16-new-synthetic-viruses-that-do-not-exist-in-nature-report

Here we go...
[Financial Times]: AI creates first synthetic viruses By Clive Cookson in London

Genomic language model has huge potential to redesign organisms such as bacteria

https://www.ft.com/content/5ab33fb4-2636-4bb0-aa0e-3da6a8f71838?shareType=nongift

#AI #syntheticbiology

Safety fears as scientists make first viruses designed by AI
By Ian Sample Science editor

Researchers say breakthrough offers hope for new medicines but also raises urgent biosecurity questions

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/06/safety-fears-as-scientists-make-first-viruses-designed-by-ai

#Science #Syntheticbiology #Infectiousdiseases #Genetics #Medicalresearch #AIartificialintelligence #Technology #Worldnews #Health #Biology #Microbiology #Society #TheGuardian #IanSampleScienceeditor

Safety fears as scientists make first viruses designed by AI https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/06/safety-fears-as-scientists-make-first-viruses-designed-by-ai #Science #SyntheticBiology #InfectiousDiseases #Genetics #MedicalResearch #AiArtificialIntelligence #Technology #WorldNews #Health #Biology #Microbiology #Society

This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/science/ai-viruses-bacteria-arc.html

The GOOSE (Generate disOrdered prOteins Specifying propErties) platform is a novel biological tool capable of designing synthetic "disordered" proteins—molecules that constantly shift their three-dimensional shape. By synthesizing these highly evasive proteins, researchers can map their specific cellular functions and optimize them for medical and environmental applications.
#Biochemistry #MolecularBiophysics #SyntheticBiology #CellBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/bchm07292601.html