Very excited to share that our preprint on synthetic bacterial sponge RNAs is now out. This paper is for you if you're interested in RNA synthetic biology, quantitative gene circuit characterisation, resource competition, or post-transcriptional regulation. (1/11)
Scott Stacey
@scottstacey.bsky.social
Postdoc in Engineering Biology at the University of Oxford
Our preprint on sponge RNAs is finally out! This is an immense body of work led by @scottstacey.bsky.social showcasing many possible (amazing) applications of this newest tool for bacterial RNA circuits LINK: doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.19.726096 1/10
Quantitative Engineering and Investigation of Synthetic Sponge RNAs in E. coli https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.19.726096v1
Our paper on countering mutations in engineered cell populations has now been published with @royalsocietypublishing.org ! Come for our biomolecular controller that mitigates mutation spread, stay for resource-aware gene circuit design and modelling tools 1/10 doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2024.0602
Great to see the points highlighted by our lab’s submission – such as the need for long-term funding and developing robust standards – in the House of Lords Engineering Biology report! The work to make the UK a leader has been astutely laid out, now let’s get going tinyurl.com/33xuh2er
UK must turbocharge its innovation policy to harness engineering biology, say peers - Committees - UK Parliament
The Science and Technology Committee urges urgent policy actions across Government to maximise the contribution of engineering biology to the UK economy and public services.
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