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Building proteins from scratch – how AI is helping advance synthetic biology
A new de novo designed protein – degronLOCKR, is the first completely artificial protein switch that operates within cells. LOCKR (short for Latching, Orthogonal Cage/Key pRotein) design and initial practical applications were published in Nature on July 24, 2019. Research was conducted by research teams at UW Medicine Institute for Protein Design and the University of California San Francisco. Discuss

Genome mining has potential uses in synthetic biology and drug discovery
Researchers discovered a cluster of genes in Pseudomonas syringae which infects plants. The results of this research were published in Science on July 19th. However, this natural product produced belongs to a special class of ribosomally synthesized and posttranslationally modified peptides. Discuss

The European Commission pursues open science and why it’s important
Scientists believe that there is a reproducibility crisis in the scientific community where many scientists fail to reproduce experiments, according to a new report by Science | Business in July 2019. Open science is a high priority for the European Commission, with around 70% of all data generated by EU-funded programs being accessible to the public. Discuss

Landmark study explores public understanding of science and trust in scientific and medical professionals
Understanding global perceptions and knowledge of science is of growing interest to the scientific community. Organizations such as 3M, with their State of Science Index Survey and the Wellcome Global Monitor (WGM), from the Wellcome Foundation and Gallup World Poll, explore attitudes towards science and medicine, and also confidence in scientists themselves. Discuss

Leaders in science and engineering publications over the last decade: China and the US
Capturing the attention of policy makers and companies serving the academic research market the countries with the largest number of science and engineering (S&E) articles has significantly evolved between 2007 and 2017. China leads the list in 2017 followed by the US, a reverse from 2007, according to a May report from the NSF’s National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. Discuss

A convergence of technologies, revolutionizing next-generation sequencing
A new, powerful combination of biochips and next-generation sequencing (NGS) is capable of solving unique and important biological problems, such as single-cell, rare-cell or rare-molecule analysis, which NGS can't do on its own. Discuss

Purchasing products: Experiences with scientists and suppliers
Recently, we asked over 900 members of the SAB to tell us more about how they purchase products through life science suppliers, and the factors that influence their selection of supplier. Discuss

Customer service and technical support: From your perspective
Over 700 members of the SAB recently took part in a survey regarding their experiences with customer service and technical support through life science suppliers. We thought you’d like to know a little more about some of the results from this project, to understand how some of the research we conduct with your help ends up! Discuss

UK Scientists Weigh In on Brexit and Laboratory Spending - Science Advisory Board Insights
The long road to a resolution of the Brexit situation appeared to be nearing an end earlier this year, with the deadline set for March 29 to finalize how Britain would exit the EU. A “hard” Brexit, the case if no EU-Britain agreement is reached, would remove Britain from the EU’s single market among other consequences. A “soft” exit would result in Britain remaining part of the single market, but not an EU member. With a government stalemate in Britain, the EU agreed to extend the deadline until October 31, though a deal may come sooner. Discuss

The Intersection of Life Scientists and Social Media: A Revolution
How do your peers receive information online and how do they utilize social media as a means of learning new information and sharing content? These are just a few of the questions that our colleagues at BioInformatics Inc. explored in a recent report about digital marketing to life scientists. Discuss

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Conferences

2nd Annual BioIT World Conference & Expo West
March 1-4
San Francisco, California United States

BioProcess International US West
March 9-12
Santa Clara United States

Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2020
March 30 - April 3
Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of United Kingdom

Experimental Biology 2020
April 4
San Diego, California United States

BioProcess International Europe
April 28 - May 1
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Netherlands

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