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Artificial Photosynthetic Cell Producing Energy for Protein Synthesis

Samuel Berhanu, Takuya Ueda, Yutetsu Kuruma. Nature Communications.

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EBRC research roadmap will be available to all members for feedback

The EBRC research roadmap will be available to all members for feedback and review following the Spring 2019 Retreat (Boston). Please provide feedback and comments to roadmap@ebrc.org.

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Gene-edited animal creators look beyond US market

Heidi Ledford. Nature.

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UC’s patent for its pioneering CRISPR discovery

UC’s patent for its pioneering CRISPR discovery sets up a big battle over its rights. Los Angeles Times.

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The race for enzymatic DNA synthesis heats up

Jeffery M. Perkel. Nature.

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PLANT-Dx: A Molecular Diagnostic for Point of Use Detection of Plant Pathogens

Matthew Verosloff, James Chappell, Keith L. Perry, Jeremy R. Thompson, and Julius B. Lucks. ACS Synthetic Biology.

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Standardizing Automated DNA Assembly: Best Practices, Metrics, and Protocols Using Robots

David I. Walsh, III, Marilene Pavan, Luis Ortiz, Scott Wick, Johanna Bobrow, Nicholas J. Guido, Sarah Leinicke, Dany Fu, Shreya Pandit, Lucy Qin, Peter A. Carr, Douglas Densmore. SLAS Technology.

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Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

Grab your kiddos and take a listen to February’s episode of Tumble Science Podcast for Kids featuring Danielle Tullman-Ercek discussing engineering bacteria.

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North Korea’s Less-Known Military Threat: Biological Weapons

Military analysts are increasingly concerned about the nation’s “advanced, underestimated and highly lethal” bioweapons program.

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National Biodefense Strategy

National Biodefense Strategy

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SPA Visit to Ginkgo Bioworks on March 22

The SPA is hosting an Industry Site Visit to Ginkgo Bioworks on March 22 in association with the EBRC Retreat.

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New Addition to the EBRC staff

We welcome Dr. Clem Fortman to the EBRC staff at the Director for National Security Engagements!

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Congratulations to Kristala Jones-Prather

Congratulations to Kristala Jones-Prather for her election to the 2018 class of AAAS Fellows, Section on Engineering

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Karmella Haynes has started a new position as an Associate Professor

Karmella Haynes has started a new position as an Associate Professor in the Georgia Tech/ Emory University W. H. Coulter Biomedical Engineering Department

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Designing Spatially Distributed Gene Regulatory Networks To Elicit Contrasting Patterns

Authors: Mika Tei, Melinda Liu Perkins, Justin Hsia, Murat Arcak, and Adam Paul Arkin. ACS Synthetic Biology

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PNNL has developed a new, publicly available, tool

PNNL has developed a new, publicly available, tool for understanding the current state of the U.S. biodefense enterprise. The Biodefense Policy Landscape Analysis Tool (B-PLAT, v2.0) →.

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Oxford University Press has issued a call for papers

Oxford University Press has issued a call for papers for a Special Issue on Synthetic Biology Education.

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Abstract submission for the 2019 Synthetic Biology

Abstract submission for the 2019 Synthetic Biology: Engineering, Evolution, & Design (SEED) Conference (New York City, NY) closes March 1, 2019.

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U.S. FDA Proposed Rule

The U.S. FDA has issued a proposed rule on amending the definition of “biological product”. Comments on the proposed rule must be submitted by February 25, 2019. Federal Register.

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