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Interesting new paper on enzymatic DNA synthesis with engineered TdT. They characterized 14 TdTs homologs from vertebrates and found sparrow (ZaTdT) had >18x higher catalytic activity compared to mouse TdT... 1/n pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.102…

After spending something like 36 of the last 48 hours writing, walking outside feels otherworldly. Was sunlight always this warm?

Belated congratulations to the newly minted Dr. Bon Ikwuagwu Bon Ikwuagwu! Can't wait to see what you do next!

Confused the commuter rail with the Amtrak, now I have to wait an hour for the next train 🔥🔥. CTA much more straight forward

We have been using Golden Gate cloning since the CIDAR Lab MoClo toolkit came out; since then, loads of new kits and standards have been published. Dr. Jasmine Bird and @andrewgiachino have a new review out surveying the current state of Golden Gate: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Job search has brought me a new appreciation for patience.

Late, but I’d like to share a pre-print of a portion of my PhD work! Still job seeking too, preferably somewhere between Philadelphia and Newark.

Based on what I just saw with masking, it makes perfect sense that there is a gas stove backlash.

huge news

Congratulations Dr. Bon Ikwuagwu Ikwuagwu!

I loved my PhD. Only the pay is what was really challenging.

Bubble.

HISD Libraries were an amazing resource to me growing up. From Captain Underpants to Redwall to Eragon, I fell in love with fiction with the help of these libraries. This is so sad.

Reading Terry Pratchett next

Another postdoc in my lab: Engineer synthetic phages against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Skills in phage engineering, recombineering, directed evolution, or DNA assembly desired. Competitive salary based on experience. #SyntheticBiology

Good Omens might be my favorite book now

First earthquake I’ve ever been through and it’s in New Jersey

Back in November, Google announced 2.2 milllion new materials. Today, a paper in Chemistry of Materials from Ram Seshadri and Tony Cheetham dismantles that claim pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Sellers: Kamala Harris is running against the oldest nominee for president of the United States in American history… I mean, the man is nearly 80-years-old and so the question is, can he serve another four years? I'm not sure he can

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