Useful listing of Wio termininal projects at: hackster.io/seeed/products…

(Bonus) Use LEGOs to watch plant roots. It's just clear LEGO pieces and gel. But the advantage of LEGOs is that they can be autoclaved (didn't know that) and are a modular way to set up chemical gradients, etc. journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

Photography competition to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the British Bryological Society closes at the end of the month. Categories: bryophytes in the landscape, bryophytes under the microscope, close ups of bryophytes and bryologists in action. (britishbryologicalsociety.org.uk/year/2022-year…)

The Collection of Bespoke Laboratory Equipment (COBLE) is accepted with minor revisions in #AppsPlantSci which means I can finally post our designs! Want to #3Dprint your own lab equipment? Download the designs and step-by-step instructions here! printables.com/model/45750-co…

We found promoters specific for several cell-types and share in the paper our main findings about meristem organisation in Marchantia. We also elaborated more detailed models for gemma development.

OpenPlant collection of TF promoters and cellular map for Marchantia gemmae, epic project guided by Facundo Romani and @SusanaSaGu - should be a useful new resource for linking gene expression and cellular microarchitecture in Marchantia. (doi.org/10.1101/2023.0…)

Super happy to see our work starting to get published, massive congratulations to Facundo and Susana for managing this (huge) project

Worth adding that these constructs and lines are great for looking at dynamic processes/development/responses to stresses, not just static patterns - my favourite being ERF20 and the re-making of stem cells

Have trouble keeping your plants alive? Can’t remember when you last watered your plants? Join a duo of lazy engineers to learn how you can monitor your plants with simple sensors and keep them alive for a little bit longer! Register today: loom.ly/1Q_42Js

New: Associate Professor position in Synthetic Biology/Engineering Biology at the University of Cambridge. Looking for candidates with design-based bioengineering approach in plant biology. (jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/41746/)

Day 8 of great synthetic biology papers. “Idempotent Vector Design for Standard Assembly of Biobricks” (2003). Genetic circuits rarely work on first try. It's hard to copy someone else’s work. So this paper standardized DNA assembly, much like screws were standardized in 1864.

Launch event of our engbio compendium ‘accelerating research impact with open technologies’ Great turnout and conversations about available tools and resources. engbio.cam.ac.uk/projects/apply…

It's out! Read stories from Cambridge University on accelerating research impact through #opensource technologies for health & sustainability. Compiled by EngBio IRC engbio.cam.ac.uk/projects/apply… #OpenScience

Insightful and worrying data about pressures on UK university funding, and need for response. apple.news/ACLiJfo1YSwGu1…

From design to practice - Check out our brand new maker station in the lab - with lots of Prusa3D 3d printers. GOSH Jim Haseloff Jenny Molloy Designed by team member Matías Hurtado cad.onshape.com/documents/24cc…

Latest prototype of the MiniSpec Mk6. Using the lovely new ESP32-S3 chip from espressif. Capable of bluetooth, wifi, tons of storage, microSD up to 32gb. Can run 8 simultaneous turbidometers. 15mL working volume. 1Hz recording. Self-blanking. No fuss. Just turn on and it starts.

Tiniest Z-focus mechanism for you @Seeedstudio #XIAO-based ESP32 camera in a #Matchboxscope? Found a way to piggy-pack all the electronics without any additional PCB😇Curious? Read more, here: matchboxscope.github.io/docs/XiaoMotor… Already part of the @openUC2-based #Anglerfish! Can drive NEMA!

Jumperless - a jumperless (solderless) breadboard! Learn more --> dky.bz/3qIj0cS

Research assistant position open in the University of Cambridge in the lab of Prof. Jim Haseloff. The appointee will help develop new approaches to bioproduction in the model liverwort plant Marchantia polymorpha. jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/47003/

This is my last post on X/Twitter - have moved to jimhaseloff.bsky.social