It’s out!😃 2 years ago, I organized a workshop with @WebersGroup and @KGoepfrich on how to build Life. We discussed with leading scientists by day and wrote up our discussions in the eves. The "Roadmap Towards Synthetic Life" is now out in @Chem_CP https://t.co/TOl659r92u

“An RNA world, in which RNA took on the tasks of DNA and proteins, might have preceded the DNA-based life we know today.” Read about the multifaceted functions of RNA in this month’s newsletter:

Are you interested in building DNA? The Golden Gate Cloning book of the #Methods in #Molecular #Biology just went online: https://t.co/zkjC91TjE4 Find superb step by step protocols to harness the power of Golden Gate cloning. Many thanks all authors for their contributions!

Big congratulations to the winners of the best speed talk Luca Monari @monari_luca, the best scientific poster Mette Malle @mette_malle, and the best visual poster Sarah Dahl! Thanks to our sponsors @Adv_Biology and @Carlsbergfondet @iNANO_AarhusUni @AarhusUni_int #ArtBio2024

Our last invited speaker for today is @OronCatts , who will be talking about how art can be used to describe life! @iNANO_AarhusUni @AarhusUni_int #ArtBio2024

#ArtBioAU ready to start !!

📢 Only one week to go until ArtBio 2024!🧬 Join us for a 3-day event packed with an extensive program. Get ready by downloading our app 👇 📱Appstore: https://t.co/I1RbL5Y409 📱Google play: https://t.co/YpsR54Jj4X For more info, visit 👉 https://t.co/SKr9aukJ5z #ArtBio2024

Last year we met with about 60 scientists for 2 weeks to discuss what it means to synthesize life. Here is the summary of our discussion: https://t.co/VOBFRCdO5j We hope it represents diverse views and serves as a roadmap towards a big vision. Feedback welcome!

Join us for the 9th Annual Meeting of the Danish RNA Society on the 25th of October at the Victor Haderup Auditorium, Panum, University of Copenhagen! Sign up here: https://t.co/A6QmbcKEoP

Arty wishes you a fantastic summer! ☀ We’re excited to see you in a month in beautiful Aarhus for an incredible 3-day conference. For more info, visit 👉 https://t.co/SKr9aulgV7 #ArtBio2024 #SyntheticBiology

Hello X network! My lab is currently looking to hire a post-doctoral researcher to work on the design and characterization of RNA nanostructures with therapeutic applications. https://t.co/wyRjaZO23h Should you or anyone you know of be interested, please do reach out!

🎨🧬Get ready for ArtBio 2024! ✨ 12 invited talks, 22 contributing talks, speed talks and poster sessions 🎉 Don't miss our Friday social event: boat trip and tour in Aarhus! 🚤🏙️ 📚 Contribute to a special issue in Adv. Biol., a journal from Wiley 👉 https://t.co/SKr9aukJ5z

🚀 Thrilled to announce our stellar speaker line-up for ArtBio 2024! Join us for 3 days of talks on synthetic cells, DNA tech, active systems, and more! 🧬🧫🎨 Early bird registration still open! 👇 https://t.co/o67NNcDT5a More info 👀 https://t.co/dt4LbmEDJj #ArtBio2024

.@daniel_otzen, der er professor på @iNANO_AarhusUni, indtræder som nyt bestyrelsesmedlem i Carlsbergfondet per 1.1.2025 https://t.co/XxhKGjcpw5 #dkforsk @AarhusUni

The #GCSB24 has exciting news for you! We are thrilled to announce that the program for our conference is now finalized and published on our website🎉! We have prepared an incredible lineup of speakers and cutting-edge research, so dont waste any time👇! https://t.co/IL7DbWEf4c

New preprint from my lab, based on a great collaboration with @esandersen and @mcrae_ewan, @EmilLK2.

7/7: We speculate that the dimer could play several roles in primordial replication: as a stable genome, for cotranscriptional folding of functional RNA, for proof-reading, and for multimerizing replication units. All quite surprising roles for a template!

6/7: The dimers are shown to inhibit polymerization but can be reinitiated by addition of more circular templates. Based on the rolling circle mechanism we propose a way that two RNA polymerase ribozymes may extend such a dimer complex as shown in the animation below.

5/7: Based on the cryo-EM structures we propose that the dimers form by a rolling circle assembly mechanism and that the multimers form by end-to-end stacking of dimers. This assembly pathway is shown in the animation below.

4/7: Surprisingly, we find that the circular templates and their products form RNA nanostructures that are very alike to the RNA origami structures made in the @AndersenBioLab. The main finding is that two circles and two products form a dimer complex that further multimerizes.