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Introducing De Novo

Welcome to De Novo by me, Metacelsus. De Novo is a blog about new and interesting things, especially things related to synthetic biology. The term de…

May 13, 2021 •

Methods in Engineering of Avian Ova

Introduction Avian ova have not yet been produced in vitro, despite a previous report which later proved to be irreproducible. However, ova obtained…

Apr 1 •

Can ChatGPT recognize cell types?

It's pretty good, but not expert-level.

Mar 25 •

Eggs and scrambled chromosomes

It's not quite meiosis, but it's pretty cool

Mar 15 •

When the magic bullet goes astray

A close look at metronidazole

Jan 21 •

Synthetic Specificity

One step closer towards sharks with laser eyes?

Dec 17, 2023 •

Meiosis Project Update #2

Zygotene has been achieved internally

Nov 28, 2023 •

Will no one rid me of this turbulent pest?

Political concerns, not technical challenges, are the main barriers to gene drive deployment

Oct 14, 2023 •

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