Design, construction, and functional characterization of a tRNA neochromosome in yeast
Cell,
A designer tRNA neochromosome containing all 275 nuclear tRNA genes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae reveals unexpected genomic…
Plasmids 101: Sequence and Ligation Independent Cloning (SLIC)
Addgene,
If cloning methods had personalities, SLIC (sequence- and ligation-independent cloning) would be a true rebel. Not only does…
Security of Synthetic Biology
Peccoud Lab,
The security of synthetic biology can be difficulty to assess. Last month we organized a week-long training on the security of…
Baker's Yeast Gets a Genetic Makeover
Richard Dawkins Foundation,
An army of undergraduates built a synthetic chromosome with cheap DNA-making technology. Read more of the article here.