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A biology scientist with a flair for drawing... Or the other way around. Founder & president @BiotopHD

Heidelberg, Deutschland
Joined October 2015
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Amazing how these two machines do essentially the same thing. You don't need fancy tools to explore the natural world. Atop: PocketPCR by GaudiLabs $99 Below: SimpliAmp by Thermo $5K #diybio
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(1/n) Thrilled to share latest pre-print from lab - open imaging tool we have been working for the last 3 years "PlanktonScope V1 & 2" - modular (100x cost reduction) platform to enable citizens/sailors to study the world's largest habitat - our oceans! biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Scientists infused a 3D-printed rabbit with genetic material, the first step toward a potential “DNA of things” where biology makes gadgets smarter. buff.ly/2YvaknH #3dprinting #DNAdatastorage
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Tiny genetic genealogy company used to hunt killer is kaput. Interesting, they basically force all users to agree to the DNA data transfer or disagree. Don't think you saw a prominent un-join option when Facebook acquired Whatsapp or Instagram.
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An industry-academia collaboration in Spain has developed drinking straws based on a #bioplastic produced by bacteria that are expected to enter the market in the next few months. buff.ly/37Dz7tA #biotech
"When you’re fundraising, it’s artificial intelligence. When you’re hiring, it’s machine learning. When you’re implementing, it’s good ol' linear regression.” h/t @xaprb nitter.cf/zavaindar/status/11950…
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"Doctors have for the first time tested a powerful gene-editing technique in people with cancer" -- NYTIMES Fact check: CRISPR employed in treating cancer many times in China already. Risk of US-centric view = miss the action. nytimes.com/2019/11/06/healt…
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Japan: Intercellular signal transduction during the assembly of slime mould cells • cAMP-sensitive fluorescent probes • signal is transmitted as a spiral wave within the group • amazing • via @kotapub dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-01…
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Finding veins. Simple but HUGE advance. nitter.cf/ZonePhysics/status/118…
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One of the best god damn talks I've heard this afternoon. Rodrigo Martinez - from vertias genetics Science comms matter Yes yes yes @globalbiosummit #sciencecomms #scicomms #science #biotech
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Don’t miss a great blog post by ⁦@FuturistYB⁩ about #communitybio #biosecurity! “Checking Ourselves Before Wrecking Ourselves: Co-Evolving Innovation and Safety in the DIYBio Community” Catch up with folks from ⁦@BUGSSlab⁩ at #globalbiosummit! bugssonline.org/diybio-biosa…
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Deep Field Image. Microorganisms in a speck of pond water smaller than the punctuation mark here. Such numbers and diversity in just this minute speck. As the Hubble Deep Field Images are, sublime.
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Nachdem bei der Abstimmung zwei Motive gleichauf waren, haben wir uns jetzt festgelegt und präsentieren euch die Vorderseite des diesjährigen Flyers. In den kommenden Wochen möchten wir euch außerdem die… instagram.com/p/B3FAf5iCN6v/…
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"Marching toward commercialization, Kula Bio hopes its product will replace all synthetic nitrogen fertilizers — those responsible for high levels of runoff and CO2 emissions — with a low-cost organic biofertilizer." bit.ly/2mFhMhe #agtech #agritech
My online #researchstudy was recently infiltrated by bots. I haven't shared this story publicly because I felt a bit like it was my fault. I'm putting my pride aside because I think #dataintegrity is and will be a growing issue in survey data and is not discussed enough (1/n)
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Guess who just launched the world's most-affordable fully automated thermocycler? Check out the video: #automation #robotics #opentrons hubs.ly/H0kGMgw0 by @vimeo
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Cells are filled with tiny molecular machines. This short clip was taken from Chapter 5 of 'Life | Unit 1 | From Atoms to Cells'... just 8 days to go until the release of this one and only Animated Textbook! #biology #Animations #education
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Serious lab space envy with @bugss's amazing facility. There is space between pieces of equipment!! Plus lovely large benches. @biomakespace work with our bijou lab well but if anyone has a lead this kind of space in Cambridge, do get in touch 😀👩‍🔬 🔬
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