RNA is more than genetic information: it can be a tool for cellular architects. In our new paper, we engineer RNA motifs to physically reorganize intracellular space in living mammalian cells. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Programmable artificial RNA condensates in mammalian cells - Nature Nanotechnology

Modular RNA nanostar motifs spontaneously assemble into programmable synthetic condensates in the nucleus and cytoplasm, with RNA design controlling localization, sequence-specific target recruitment ...

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Join us at our EngBio Forum on 10 Nov with Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social. Her lab studies how cells work by rebuilding their processes from the ground up and explores biohybrid systems. Don’t miss it!🎟️👉 buytickets.at/engineeringb...

I am looking for a motivated #Postdoctoral #Researcher to join my group at Imperial @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperiallifesci.bsky.social. The project focuses on #Antimicrobial #Materials & #Biomimetic #Interfaces Please repost! @imperialsci.bsky.social www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...

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So glad to see this beautiful work out! Got to work with an amazing team and see these small but mighty DNA receptors in action. 🧬

Roger Rubio Sánchez@rogerrubiosanchez.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Really happy to see this published in its final form @jacs.acspublications.org! 🧬 In this paper, we introduce a new class of biomimetic receptors to host functionality in synthetic cell membranes Elita Peters @dianatanase.bsky.social @dimichelelab1.bsky.social pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

My work on DNA condensates @dimichelelab1.bsky.social is now out! 🧬🎉🍬 A huge thank you to @francolab.bsky.social lab for their invaluable expertise and to everyone in our lab for their insights, feedback, and countless discussions along the way. I’ve learned so much from working with you all!

Di Michele Lab@dimichelelab1.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Thrilled to share this new Adv. Sci. paper by @dianatanase.bsky.social with Dino Osmanovic @rogerrubiosanchez.bsky.social @laylamalouf.bsky.social @francolab.bsky.social. We demonstrate a modular approach to program internal phase separation in DNA condensates 1/n doi.org/10.1002/advs...

Thrilled to share our latest preprint on expressing synthetic organelles made from RNA nanostructures in bacteria! 1/n www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Expression of nano-engineered RNA organelles in bacteria

Designing synthetic biomolecular condensates, or membrane-less organelles, offers insights on the functions of their natural counterparts, and is equally valuable for cellular and metabolic engineerin...

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New preprint! 🚨 With Elita Peters @dianatanase.bsky.social @dimichelelab1.bsky.social, we introduce cation-regulated DNA receptors for structural and functional responses in synthetic cells! 🧬 We think they are useful for bottom-up sensing and signalling pathways. Hope you enjoy the read!

bioRxivpreprint@biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · last yr.

Cation-controlled assembly, activity, and organisation of biomimetic DNA receptors in synthetic cell membranes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.27.650532v1

🚨PhD opportunities available! 🚨 I have two open #PhDpositions in my group: 1️⃣ For international EU students (deadline in 1 week!) 2️⃣ For home-UK students If you’re excited about synthetic cells, don’t miss out! 📄 Apply here: continilab.com/join-us/

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We invite enthusiastic PhD students, postdocs, and research fellows to join our team and explore exciting research in Soft Matter, Cell Mimicry and Synthetic Biology. Several funding opportunities …

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Happy new year everyone, and some great news! We have an opening for a PhD candidate to join our lab @cebcambridge.bsky.social in October 2025 as part of the new exciting MSCA Doctoral Network @comeincell.bsky.social jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49240/

Please Share! 🚨 #FullyFunded #PhDopportunity for UK-home student 🚨 🔬Are you interested in designing dynamic synthetic cells that mimic essential life-like functions? Join my group at @imperialsci.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social ! #cellmimicry #FindAPhD findaphd.com/phds/project/e…

Great talks by Juliette Bucci @cebcambridge.bsky.social and Honghao Su @honghaosu.bsky.social @plantscience.bsky.social at our EngBio ECR Meetup today. We hope to see you at next meetup 20 Jan 👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...

Handful of spaces left for our EngBio Early Career Researcher Meetup with light lunch next Mon 9 Dec, 12pm at West Hub. Talks by Juliette Bucci @cebcambridge.bsky.social and Honghao Su @honghaosu.bsky.social @plantscience.bsky.social 👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...

Join us for the final EngBio Early Career Researcher Meetup of 2024! @engbioirc.bsky.social 📆Monday 9th December📍Cambridge West Hub. Talks by Juliette Bucci @cebcambridge.bsky.social 🧬 and Honghao Su @honghaosu.bsky.social @plantscience.bsky.social 🌱. 👉RSVP: www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...

Great turnout for our @engbioirc.bsky.social Forum and lunch yesterday. Amazing talks from @KateAdamala and Sean @cutlersr on programming biology, from engineering plant phenotypes to building cells.

Amazing to see our work on designer RNA condensates featured on the cover of @naturenano.bsky.social!!! #RNAnanotech #condensates #SynCells www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Co-transcriptional production of programmable RNA condensates and synthetic organelles - Nature Nanotechnology

Controlling RNA and protein condensation is helpful in synthetic biology. Here the authors show programmable assembly of synthetic RNA nanostructures into designer membrane-less organelles that select...

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