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Sebastian S. Cocioba🪄🌷 dairy foods (and meat) are high in tryptophan; many microbes can convert this to tryptamine or indole, which can then be oxidised and dimerised to indigo and related pigments. this is why magic shrooms stain blue. maybe its both blue *and* magic soup... chemistryworld.com/news/mystery-o…

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS! 🦠 Dm us your selections for the following roles before 5PM 14/4: President/Chairperson Treasurer Secretary See you at the meeting and social barbecue on 18/4!!

Ok we are hiring two post docs ($95.7K plus $17K super): one protein engineer one bioinformatics/comp design and one research officer ($84K plus 17% super) adverts and links to follow - PLEASE get in touch if interested. Industry related project on sustainable (enzyme) Chem

Our broad host range expression vector pUS250 is now in AddGene: addgene.org/198322/. = Huge MCS, GoldenGate & BioBrick compatible = Blue/white selection without X-gal = Cumate promoter: tight control = Inducer is cheap & non-toxic, and can even be replaced with cumin !

A little teaser. From left: blue/white screening with amilCP, SDS-PAGE of expression -/+ cumate, induction of GFP using cumin (plates smell great!) Note cumin=$0.05/g vs. IPTG=$50/g. Results c/o Mark Somerville... he's always finding ways to make synbio more accessible and fun

Planning for the ⁦ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology⁩ mid-term review. Great to see colleagues in person again.

So much fun getting a visit from UNSW Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences yesterday. Phd student Yibo Wu visited us at @NeilanBGGM to learn how to transform #cyanobacteria! The next couple of weeks, we'll cross our fingers 😅😁 University of Newcastle Uni Newcastle Research UNSW #phdlife #science #collaboration

Yesterday, we had our very first AGM followed by a true Aussie BBQ! Welcome the very first synthetic biology club at University of Newcastle (even though, we've been around fo a bit)! And just in time for registration deadlines for both iGEM Headquarters and AusSynBioChallenge! Stay tuned for more!

Great job opportunity here

Here is the flyer for our survey about #antibiotic use. Could win one of eight $50 shopping vouchers. More information or to take part click the link uninewcastle.questionpro.com.au/antibiotics

While they grant a lavish 7% pay rise to the VC's already exorbitant salary, they conveniently ignore the hardworking staff who allow Our University to function. That’s one of the reasons I am striking today! University of Newcastle NTEU #UONStrike #WeAreUON

Soil microbiomes must be explicitly included in One Health policy | Nature Microbiology nature.com/articles/s4156…

Happy to announce that I'm leading a project that just received 25k from Bioplatforms Australia to investigate #cellulose production in #microbial communities! ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology @NeilanBGGM Karl Hassan Evan Gibbs Dr Heema Kumari Nilesh Vyas Axalotl Luis Quijano Dr Tiff Nelson #synbio #kombucha

Excited to be #BiofilmBaddie’n on something a little different - ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology BPA $25,000 #EMCR #Grant on #Kombucha with Dr Joachim Steen Larsen Evan Gibbs and Gang! Am I Diversifying ?! #SyntheticBiologist #MultiOmics 😎👩🏽‍🔬🧫🧃✨

Attending #ASM2023 ASM today? #Day2 Pop by my poster #210 tonight on #ColdPlasma #PlasmaActivatedWater as a pre-treatment in the context of #Biofilm infected #ChronicWounds 🥹 Let’s call this the soft launch for my upcoming paper!!!?! 👀📝 *Watch this Space* #S00N

A fresh take and really brilliant review by Karl Hassan mBio

Calling all citizen scientists, we have news! The Great Australian Wildlife Search has launched. This exciting program between Odonata Foundation, EnviroDNA and the MD Basin Authority is using innovative eDNA techniques to identify and map species across Australia.

We're hiring an Analytical Chemist (seek.com.au/job/70755605) and 2x Bioprocess Engineers (seek.com.au/job/71051401) Number8bio! Come and join our incredible team in Sydney to help decarbonise Agriculture and build a sustainable bio-economy. number8.bio

Can’t wait to chat about all things yeast!

Great work Claudia Holt what an achievement