RT @PlantPhys: Design and assembly of the 117-kb Phaeodactylum tricornutum chloroplast genome (Emma J L Walker, Mark Pampuch, Nelson Chang,….

RT @BGSA_UWO: Graduate students voicing their concerns @SchulichMedDent @WesternU @westernuBiochem @VPRWesternU

RT @KarasLab: Newest manuscript from @KarasLab Congrats to @stephbrumwell and all authors. SLICER: a seamless gene deletion method for Dei….

RT @KarasLab: The newest preprint from our lab. Congratulations @Daniel_Nucifora @nidhi_mehtaaa @DanielJGiguere Towards the creation of A….

RT @KarasLab: Our newest paper. Congrats @algaladvocate, @Ashrest6, Mariana & all authors. Collaboration with @ShapiroRebecca, @megatev, @g….

This is a huge endeavor and would require many collaborators. If you are interested in contributing in any way, please reach out to @KarasLab. Please also consider following @syndiatoms to keep up with updates. Together we can build some lean, green, growing machines 🙂 (5/5).

Recent advances in diatom research, such as the development of a full-length genome assembly, methods for cloning large pieces of DNA, effective DNA delivery methods, and a plethora of genetic tools, have made a synthetic genome project for diatoms possible (4/5).

Diatoms are a class of phytoplankton with a huge potential to become leading microbes in the growing bio-economy. They have the potential to produce raw materials in an environmentally friendly way, acting as carbon sinks when industrially scaled (3/5)

Large-scale DNA manipulation allows us to take immense control of life and harness the power of biology for useful purposes. As DNA synthesis technologies continue to improve, methods of delivering and replacing DNA pieces need to be established in organisms of interest (2/5)

(1/5) Very happy to share the @KarasLab’s newest publication where we explore how synthetic genomics can supercharge green production and diatom biotechnology. Huge thank you to my co-author @emjlwalker & supervisor @BogumilKaras for making this possible!

RT @KarasLab: In our new article, we proposed to develop diatoms controlled by synthetic genomes. Congrats to @MarkPampuch @emjlwalker Cont….

RT @ACSSynBio: .@BogumilKaras @KarasLab and colleagues @WesternU report "a simple and robust conjugation-based DNA transfer method from E.….

RT @stephbrumwell: (1/5) The @KarasLab is excited to share our rad conjugation-based genetic tools for the extremophilic bacteria D. radiod….