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Excellence award for thesis exploring synbio and international relations
Thom Dixon of the Macquarie University node has received a Staff Excellence Award for his higher degree research on synthetic biology. Thom’s research focuses on the intersection of synthetic biology...
Decade long quest to synthesise yeast genome
Ten year project brings scientists one step closer to re-writing world’s first synthetic yeast genome, unravelling secrets behind the fundamental building blocks of life Research Fellow Dr Roy Walker, from...
The Heavy Metals band
The Australian National University node has just returned from Paris where they competed in the 20th iGEM Jamboree, a global synthetic biology competition. ‘iGEM is the beating heart of the...
Synthetic chromosome pushes the scientific boundaries
Australian researchers have moved us a step closer to having the world's first yeast strain with an entirely synthetic and versatile genome – an advance seen as a future-defining moment...
Seminar on values in research
A joint seminar is being held with the ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technology (FLEET) to explore how understanding researcher values can improve scientific outcomes. To be...
Synbio on show at Woodford festival
Synthetic biology will be covered from three different angles at this year’s Woodford Folk Festival, an annual music and cultural event held in Queensland from December 27 to January 1....
Taylor, Swifties and Barbie
Dr Taylor Szyszka - one of the Centre's busiest women in science outreach - has made her comedy debut at the Sydney Fringe. Following in the footsteps of Macquarie University's...
Taking synbio to the masses
If the public had not heard of synthetic biology before Science Week 2023, a decent swathe of the population is now familiar with the term and how it works. Boosted...
Poster win caps off successful year
Estefania Giannini has been rewarded for her work on a versatile new method for characterising protein to protein interactions in living cells. She won Best Microbiology Poster at the recent...
Very Hungry Caterpillars
New hero emerges in war on plastic waste Wax-eating caterpillars may be the superhero we all need in the war on plastic waste. Reproduced courtesy the Lighthouse Australians consume 1...
Remediate! events win Science Week grant
The ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology has won a coveted Science Week grant for a series of events around Australia, built around our bespoke card game Remediate! The...
Rio Tinto Fellowship explores metal recovery from mining
Synthetic biology’s ability to sustainably recovery metals from mining waste is the focus of a new Rio Tinto Fellowship and partnership with the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology....