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Matthew Bennett @biodesign_lab

synthetic biologist, physicist, crossword freak

Joined August 2015
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Faculty jobs in #synbio ? We got em... sspb.rice.edu/opportunities/…
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Bhargav@BRamKram
22 May 2018
Check out my new preprint on a completely solvable model for spatial pattern formation in populations of bacteria growing in microfluidic traps. With @kjosic and @biodesign_lab. biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor…

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nature.com/articles/s41467-0… Tuning the dynamic range of bacterial promoters regulated by ligand-inducible transcription factors

Tuning the dynamic range of bacterial promoters regulated by ligand-inducible transcription factors

Nature Communications - For synthetic gene circuits to behave as designed, ligand-inducible promoters should display predictable ON/OFF characteristics. Here the authors design multi-input hybrid...

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More #syntheticbiology postdoctoral positions have opened up in our lab. Details here: biodesign.rice.edu/Postdocto…
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Three words: Synthetic gene circuit. Self-assembling bacteria build pressure sensor theregister.co.uk/2017/10/10… via @theregister

Three words: Synthetic gene circuit. Self-assembling bacteria build pressure sensor

Because 3D printers are sooo 2006

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Houston, Before and After Harvey nyti.ms/2wa6zXX via @nytvideo

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Here's an article about some new funding we received to investigate synthetic microbial consortia: news.rice.edu/2017/07/20/sci…

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Interested in large-scale synthetic gene circuits? Postdoc positions now available in our lab!
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I don't often to get to write articles for nonscientific audiences.This was fun. anglejournal.com/article/201… #whatsyourangle via @anglejournal

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Food fight! Eating may trigger bacterial therapy news.rice.edu/2016/10/12/foo…
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Víctor de Lorenzo@vdlorenzo_CNB
29 Jul 2016
CSHL SynBio Conf in Suzhou Nov 28–Dec 2 (2016), good chance 2 learn what is going on in Asia csh-asia.org/2016meetings/sy…
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Postdoc positions available in our lab. We're looking for synthetic and molecular biologists to work on new projects!
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My brother gave me this puck. It's one of my most prized possessions. #MrHockey
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Gordie Howe, ‘Mr. Hockey’ for the Red Wings, Dies at 88 nyti.ms/1XLpAsH

Gordie Howe, Mr. Hockey for the Red Wings, Dies at 88 (Published 2016)

Mr. Howe, who only fully retired from his playing career at age 52, was regarded as one of the sport’s best all-around players.

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Here's a nice article about the philosophy of my lab: Synthetic Biology Comes into Its Own the-scientist.com/?articles.…
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Had a lot of fun with @KathrynBeabout and @TiffanyKHOU doing this segment for #TryItOutTuesday ! khou.com/news/investigations…
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Excited for the ACS SWRM meeting scsb.utmb.edu/swrm-2016/hous…, but this picture of the hotel is a little scary.
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#NYT #crossword 25D - "skyey" makes me feel cryey
Elegant work from Lingchong You's lab. x.com/NatureMicrobiol/status…

Nature Microbiology@NatureMicrobiol
11 Apr 2016
Antibiotics as a selective driver for conjugation dynamics rdcu.be/heTl (read only) nature.com/articles/nmicrobi… (£) #scischare ^HB
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Congrats to former lab member Adam Atanas for receiving the Goldwater Scholarship!
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