Design, Construction, and Analysis of a Synthetic Minimal Bacterial Cell
The minimal cell is the hydrogen atom of cellular biology. Such a cell, because of its simplicity and absence of redundancy would be a platform for investigating just what biological components are required for life, and how those parts work together to make a living cell.
Medical applications of innovative mussel protein bioadhesives
Marine mussel adhesion is known to be mediated by adhesive proteins, which are secreted through the mussel byssus and have great potential as biologically and... Read More
Bio-inspired Electronic Skins
Electronic sensor skins are active area of research for many groups globally due to its potential to enable dramatic changes in how we interact with... Read More
Metabolic engineering and regulation of the bosynthesis of artemisinin, the most potent anti-malaria compound, in Artemisia annua L.
Artemisinin, an endoperoxide-containing sesquiterpene lactone isolated from Artemisia annua L., is extensively used in treating malaria. The artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is recommended by World... Read More
Genome-wide target specificity of CRISPR RNA-guided base editors
Adenine Base Editors (ABEs), composed of the Cas9 nickase derived from S. pyogenes and engineered adenine deaminases derived from E. coli, enable efficient adenine-to-guanine single-nucleotide... Read More
“Me? An Entrepreneur?”
To make the world a better place, we need great solutions. Entrepreneurs around the world have been instrumental in advancing technological processes, disrupting traditional industries... Read More
Synthetic small intestines for treating and studying intestinal disease
In recent years, it has become widely accepted that in vitro intestinal models enable improved studies of intestinal function in an ethical and well-controlled manner.
Droplet microfluidics: how to do millions of experiments in picoliter volume
Weitz and his group study the physics of soft condensed matter, materials easily deformed by external stresses, electric, magnetic or gravitational fields, and even thermal fluctuations. These materials typically possess structures much larger than...
Enabling a rapid transition to a global bioeconomy with synthetic biology – opportunities and challenges
Petroleum has played an important role in the social, economic and political history of the world particularly in Singapore. The start of the 20th century, led to an industrial revolution in...
The Importance of Standards, Foundries and Information Systems in BioDesign and Industrial Translation
The seminar will address the role of standards, foundries and information systems in relation to BioDesign and industrial translation. These will be discussed against the... Read More
