SynBio calendar

  • 30 Sep

    Finals for European iGEM teams

  • 01 Oct

    Synthetic Biology of Antibiotic Production http://www.esf.org/activities/esf-conferences/details/2011/confdetail360.html

  • 04 Nov

    World finals for iGEM

30 Sep - 07 Oct
04 Nov - 07 Nov

Shooting photos in low light conditions is always a challenge, no matter how you look at it. Of course, having a good quality camera with high ISO capability goes some way in helping, but it still isn’t going to capture everything in full detail unless the flash is turned on. What do you do then? Here is where the Midnight Shot NV-1 Night Vision Camera comes in to help.

We are proud to say that this digital camera basically enables you to shoot in absolute darkness – yes sir, even if there is no light at all, you can still get your subject in question clearly. Clearly this is one method to let you experiment with infrared photography which allows you to see through some types of fabric and materials. Currently retailing for $129.99, this might be just the device to purchase if you want to surprise the resident shutterbug with something else apart from a new lens.

From:  Coolest Gadgets

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SynBio news

Review: Rewiring cells

Rewiring cells: synthetic biology as a tool to interrogate the organizational principles of living systems. Bashor CJHorwitz AA Read More...

Randall Kirk & Synthetic BIology

Through The Eyes Of A Billionaire Life Sciences Investor The biotechnology industry is “alive and well and poised for explosive growth over the next 15 years,” says Randal Kirk, a little-known serial entrepreneur who may possibly be one of the most successful biotech investors of all time. 
Life Science Leader, June 2011 
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Next step for the synthetic genome

Synthetic genomes: The next step for the synthetic genome Monya Baker Nature 473, 403–408 (19 May 2011) doi:10.1038/473403aPublished online 18 May 2011 Biologists have copied an existing genetic code, but haven't yet commercialized it or written their own. What will it take for a tour de force to reach industrial force? Read More...

Synthetic Biology and SB5.0

Life hackers seek new tools Field aims to enlist techniques from molecular biology to attack fundamental challenges. Published online 14 June 2011 | Nature | doi:10.1038/474261a Erika Check Hayden Real-time observation of yeast genes tagged to fluoresce when transcribed into RNA could help synthetic biologists to design better...
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Synthetic Biology Institute Forum at Berkeley

SBI forum examines prospects for synbio-based industrial revolution From: http://synbio.berkeley.edu What can society expect from synthetic biology? A distinguished group of academic and industry experts probed this question at the inaugural forum of the Synthetic Biology Institute, on April 25 at UC Berkeley. Their answers homed in on a common theme: Synbio faces serious hurdles and is not without risk; it could also spark revolutionary changes similar to that of the micro-electronics revolution of the last century. The...
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Software for programming microbes

Bio coder: Christopher Voigt, an assistant professor at the University of California, San Francisco, is developing software to speed up designing microbes that produce biofuels and other useful chemicals. 
Credit: Technology Review COMPUTING Software for Programming Microbes A simpler way to modify microbes could help produce biofuels and drugs efficiently. From: Technology Review WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2011 BY KATHERINE BOURZAC
Genetically modified microbes could perform many useful jobs, from making biofuels and drugs, to cleaning up toxic waste....
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Rewiring Cells

  How a handful of MIT electrical engineers pioneered synthetic biology. MAY/JUNE 2011BY ANNE TRAFTON Picture: Bottles of growth medium for bacteria are stored in the lab refrigerator of MIT synthetic biologist Randy Rettberg, whose iGEM teams engineer E. coli to express novel traits. Credit: Asia Kepka   One day in 1998, Randy Rettberg '70 went to visit an old friend, Tom Knight '69, SM '79, PhD '83, a research scientist in the Artificial Intelligence Lab at MIT. Rettberg, who had worked in the computer industry for 30 years, was surprised to see that Knight, a self-described...
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