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🌱🔬 Year 13 Biologists Explore Genetic Engineering! 🧬 Our Year 13 biologists have been diving into the world of genetic engineering! They successfully transferred a gene for fluorescence from a jellyfish into E.coli bacteria. The result? Glowing green bacterial colonies under UV light! 💡 This powerful technique opens up new possibilities, like creating disease-resistant crops and advancing research in biotechnology. 👏 #AGSScience #AGSBiology #Innovation #Biotech #ScienceInAction #FutureScientists

🔬 CRISPR-Cas9: The Revolutionary Gene-Editing Tool Explained for Beginners! 🧬 Imagine being able to edit DNA with precision, like fixing a typo in a book. That’s exactly what CRISPR-Cas9 allows scientists to do! From treating genetic disorders to engineering disease-resistant crops, this groundbreaking technology is reshaping medicine, agriculture, and beyond. 🚀 But how does CRISPR-Cas9 actually work? And what does its future hold? 🤔 In my latest blog, I break it down in simple terms for students and beginners. Whether you're a biotech enthusiast, a student, or just curious about genetic engineering, this beginner’s guide is for you! 📖 Read here: [http://bit.ly/4dseMsu] 🔹 What future application of CRISPR excites you the most? Share your thoughts in the comments! ⬇️ #CRISPR #GeneEditing #Biotechnology #ScienceExplained #SyntheticBiology #FutureOfBiotech

🌱🔬 Year 13 Biologists Explore Genetic Engineering! 🧬 Our Year 13 biologists have been diving into the world of genetic engineering! They successfully transferred a gene for fluorescence from a jellyfish into E.coli bacteria. The result? Glowing green bacterial colonies under UV light! 💡 This powerful technique opens up new possibilities, like creating disease-resistant crops and advancing research in biotechnology. 👏 #AGSScience #AGSBiology #Innovation #Biotech #ScienceInAction #FutureScientists

Agrobacterium is the worst method for large-scale plant genetic engineering, except for all the others… 😑 It’s highly genotype-dependent, often incredibly inefficient and - worst of all - subject to massive unpredictable weirdness due to where and how the DNA construct integrates to the genome. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation works great - so long as you have time to make a couple hundred or thousand “identical” transgenic plants you can screen to find the few that actually do what you wanted. So therefore it’s always worth celebrating when researchers take a step towards increasing efficiency, as the below team did to create higher copy number agrobacterium transformation plasmids 👏👏👏 https://lnkd.in/ezT3zmnZ All the same, going through this amount of effort to test a single construct design or create a single product instance doesn’t do much to help launch the potential of new fields like consumer biology… especially for teams attempting edge cases or bootstrapping. What I really want for Christmas is an open source, broadly accessible protocol for predictable insertion of multi-gene constructs into safe harbor sites… 🎁

Did you know? Altering an organism’s traits is GENETIC MODIFICATION. We’ve done it for thousands of years. Every food & domestic animal is genetically modified. Produce items you know and love today would be inedible without genetic modification. Different tools exist, and have evolved as our scientific knowledge and capabilities have evolved. 🧬The most precise? Genetic engineering tools cut & paste a known single gene in order to add or change a single trait. 🌱Other ways are more random & impact many genes & traits and include: Hybridization Cross-breeding Selective breeding Chemical & radiation mutagenesis Anti-science rhetoric exploits low science literacy. Those of us who know molecular biology want to help you navigate the world of fear-mongering and disinformation. For more, read or listen to these newsletters: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eECeyjgQ ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ecHJ-DhC #geneticengineering #scicomm #biotech #womeninSTEM #publichealth

Claiming CRISPR gene editing and the like are the same as natural selection is as anti-science as it gets. The possibilities of natural selection are finite and in most cases species-limited. The possibilities (and ramifications) of GMO technology are immense, since nearly any trait can be inserted. To equate the two to justify the mostly unregulated use of GMO technology shows how misguided this pursuit can be. We were promised golden rice but now just get to eat the glyphosate sprayed on crops that won’t die. We don’t fear the technology, only the motivation of big multinational companies to create products that benefit the bottom line, a fair fear in my book. Bring on the cantaloupe with nicotine, coming soon to a store near you.

Our #SeedOmicsLab is growing, and we are rapidly contributing to a deeper understanding of genes regulating seed traits. In our newly published article in the journal Functional and Integrative Genomics, we have identified long noncoding RNAs involved in the regulation of seed traits in mustard. We have also reported our #BIJ database here. Many authors contributed their bit to this study. But special mention goes to Pinky for a comprehensive functional analysis, Prachi Priyam for building the database from scratch, Garima Yadav for multiple inputs, and Dr. Manoj K. Sharma for helping whenever we were stuck! The article can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gkq3z5TC #DSTINSPIRE #SERB #CUH #Brassica #noncodingRNA

Ancient Gene Flow Insights Could Revolutionize Crop Resilience Strategies In a fascinating exploration of the genetic tapestry of the Yashkun population in Gilgit-Baltistan, researchers have unveiled significant insights into ancient gene flow and genetic diversity. This study, led by Muhammad Umer Khan from the Institute https://lnkd.in/ejUwtBaw

Ancient Gene Flow Insights Could Revolutionize Crop Resilience Strategies In a fascinating exploration of the genetic tapestry of the Yashkun population in Gilgit-Baltistan, researchers have unveiled significant insights into ancient gene flow and genetic diversity. This study, led by Muhammad Umer Khan from the Institute https://lnkd.in/ejUwtBaw

🌱 Single-Cell Sorting Using Genetic Markers: A Game-Changer in Plant Science 🌾 Single-cell sorting leverages genetic markers to isolate and study specific plant cells with precision. Genetic markers—DNA sequences linked to traits of interest—guide technologies like flow cytometry or microfluidics to sort cells based on the presence of specific proteins, fluorescent tags, or gene expression profiles. 🔬 How It Works: Plant cells are tagged with fluorescent markers tied to specific genes or proteins. Sorting tools like flow cytometry detect these markers and separate the cells in real time. The isolated cells are then analyzed for gene expression, metabolic activity, or stress responses. 🌱 Applications: Identifying stress-tolerant cells to improve drought and salinity resilience. Studying rare cell types involved in seed or root development. Exploring how plant cells recruit beneficial microbes via gene-driven signals. By combining genetic markers with single-cell sorting, researchers can unravel cell-specific functions, driving innovations in plant breeding and sustainable agriculture. #PlantScience #SingleCellBiology #GeneticMarkers #Innovation #Chouma_Abdeljabar