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Ricard Solé @ricardsole.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Felicidades a @pflis.bsky.social por este trabajo. Un regalo para los lectores y un recordatorio de lo importante que es que tengamos buenos periodistas.

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Patricia Fernández de Lis @pflis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Por fin está aquí, el reportaje de mi vida. 🐑 Una historia de esperanza en un punto casi desierto en mitad del Atlántico Sur que era poco más que ceniza cuando Darwin pasó por allí. Hoy su cima es un bosque nuboso. Y no lo plantó la naturaleza. 🧵 elpais.com/eps/2026-10-...

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Ascensión, la isla desértica que se hizo selva

Este remoto paraje en medio del Atlántico podría esconder la fórmula para combatir la desertificación en otros lugares del planeta. Un científico español ha decidido investigarlo

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Sensacional artículo de @pflis.bsky.social sobre el trabajo de @vmaull.bsky.social y @ricardsole.bsky.social en Isla Ascensión elpais.com/eps/2026-10-.... De cómo un ecosistema dañado puede ser reconstruido mediante una intervención racional. Un ejemplo de Terraformación en nuestro propio planeta 👏

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Ascensión, la isla desértica que se hizo selva

Este remoto paraje en medio del Atlántico podría esconder la fórmula para combatir la desertificación en otros lugares del planeta. Un científico español ha decidido investigarlo

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

No hay ningún apocalipsis ni se le espera. Solo científicos que juegan al bombero pirómano en busca de atención y quizá 💰 para sus proyectos. Esta narrativa alarmista fomenta el discurso anti-ciencia. Es que no hemos aprendido nada en 50 años desde Asilomar 1975? elpais.com/opinion/2026...

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El apocalipsis según la biología

Más que a la IA convendría estar atentos a lo que se hace con la vida espejo

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Cannot believe it, but Roberto and I have been friends for 40 yrs! He started his Jr Prof position in Harvard while I was postdoc-ing in Berkeley! Science has changed a lot since then, but our shared passion & curiosity for understanding the world remain intact!

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Experimental evolution—often called with IMHO bland name 'adaptive laboratory evolution' or ALE—reaches out & creates outcomes to multi-objective optimization issues not amenable to rational engineering. Here a new genet tool to explore solution spaces without SOS response dx.doi.org/10.1111/1751...

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Accelerated Adaptive Evolution of Gram‐Negative Bacteria With a Broad‐Host‐Range Dual Base Editor

We developed a broad-host-range dual base editor that transiently induces genome-wide hypermutation, accelerating adaptive laboratory evolution by up to four orders of magnitude. The platform rapidly...

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Systems Ecology @systems-ecology.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🌱 Systems Ecology is now live! A new independent, researcher-run, diamond OA journal for ecological research through systems science. Free to read. Free to publish. No APCs. We are now open for submissions: systems-ecology.org Please help spread the word!

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Systems Ecology

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Off to the @bakerinstitute.bsky.social of @riceuniversity.bsky.social to join a conversation on the science, ethics & policy of Env Syn Bio. My take: we need to move from pursuing control & orthogonality to embrace & leverage context-dependency www.bakerinstitute.org/event/synthe...

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Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB) @cnb-csic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Recuerda: hasta el 30 de septiembre, puedes solicitar las ayudas #JAE-Intro-ICUs @CSIC Empieza tu carrera investigadora en el CNB 🧫🦠💻🔬🧬🌿 Más info: f.mtr.cool/ekd83dqf5y

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Jose Jimenez @jjimenez.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We are recruiting!! We are looking for an expert in the metabolic engineering of non model microorganisms to join our team working on plastic waste upcycling. For details please check the link below. www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Cursos on line de la Sociedad Española de Microbiología 👇

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Off to Southampton for the 2026 EBIC ECR Conference ebicentre.co.uk Interesting discussions in sight on leveraging SynBio for env applications & managing release of EMERs in non-contained applications 🙄

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

1/2 POV: I feel contemporary SynBio is splitting in two major branches. One is what could be called *Orthogonal SynBio* whose objective is absolute control and predictability of engineered live actors.

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Curious about the origins and early days of Synthetic Biology in Spain? Or looking for a SynBio lab where you could pursue a PhD, do a postdoc or explore career opportunities in the country? Take a look at this historical account & snapshot of the field today! 👉🏻 dx.doi.org/10.1049/enb2...

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The Landscape of Synthetic Biology and Bioengineering in Spain

This article reviews the emergence and current status of synthetic biology in Spain, tracing its evolution from pioneering contributions in gene regulation, systems biology and microbial engineering ...

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Off to beautiful Valencia to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the @i2sysbio.es Institute. Happy to spend a couple of days in the company of so many friends & colleagues. Great Program and exciting conversations ahead! i2sysbio10.eu

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

If we keep on advocating the benefits of Eng Microbes for Env Release with the same arguments that we had for 50 yr, no wonder we will also get the same social backlash. A new narrative is badly needed focused on partnership & stewardship—not just containment & control dx.doi.org/10.1111/1751...

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Environmental Release of Genetically Intervened Microorganisms: Towards a New Narrative

From control to partnership: Rethinking the environmental release of laboratory-trained microorganisms for bioremediation.

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 20/08/2026

Meet our next #FEMSMICRO 2027 Keynote Speaker: Prof. César de la Fuente. He is internationally recognized for pioneering computational approaches to antibiotic discovery, including methods that identify candidates in hours rather than years. 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/FocnUnZ

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Hot Cities World @hotcitiesworld.xyz · 19/08/2026

🔥 Hottest cities in our live ranking — 16:00 UTC 1. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — 42.7 °C 2. Al Aḩmadī, Kuwait — 42.1 °C 3. Valencia, Spain — 41.8 °C 4. Basrah, Iraq — 41.4 °C 5. Zaragoza, Spain — 41.4 °C 🌍 See real-time temperatures on hotcitiesworld.xyz #Riyadh #SaudiArabia #الرياض

Live HotCitiesWorld top-10 ranking at 16:00 UTC: 1. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at 42.7 °C (19:00 local); 2. Al Aḩmadī, Kuwait at 42.1 °C (19:00 local); 3. Valencia, Spain at 41.8 °C (18:00 local); 4. Basrah, Iraq at 41.4 °C (19:00 local); 5. Zaragoza, Spain at 41.4 °C (18:00 local); 6. Al Başrah al Qadīmah, Iraq at 41.3 °C (19:00 local); 7. Ahvaz, Iran at 41.2 °C (19:30 local); 8. Nasiriyah, Iraq at 40.9 °C (19:00 local); 9. Buraydah, Saudi Arabia at 40.7 °C (19:00 local); 10. Al Ain City, United Arab Emirates at 40.5 °C (20:00 local).

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Application deadline extended until Sept 5 😱! Last chance to be part of this important event 👇

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

These glasses were not just cool, but also way better than any of those around me! Thanks @csic.es!

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Common wisdom says “No one is a prophet in their own land” … But our dear friend and colleague @ramonix.bsky.social has received the high recognition of being the Sant Roc festival herald of his hometown Porreres (Mallorca) this year 👏 Amazing Env Microbiol speech (in Catalan), check the QR code!

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

@paulbrainey.bsky.social did it again. Testing grand evolutionary hypotheses is always quite a challenge. But they do it here with a relatively simple—but very well thouhgt over—experimental setup. Worth every line 👇!

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Last few days (deadline Aug 15) to apply for the upcoming Workshop Oct 25-29 at @cshlaboratory.bsky.social Asia in Suzhou on *Synthetic Microbiology Beyond Containment* www.csh-asia.org?content/3201 Exploring how to move from sexy experiments in the Lab to large-scale, real-world applications 😱!

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

It is impossible to get bored in my country this Summer … first the fires, then the (still ongoing) Ceuta crisis, now the eclipse …

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Tae Seok Moon @taeseokmoon.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Important review by Yonatan Chemla & Chris Voigt in Trends in Biotechnology @cp-trendsbiotech.bsky.social Responsible biotechnology: an analysis of the Asilomar 2025 entreaties: Trends in Biotechnology www.cell.com/trends/biote...

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Responsible biotechnology: an analysis of the Asilomar 2025 entreaties

Fifty years after the original Asilomar Meeting on Recombinant DNA, new stakeholders in biotechnology reconvened at the Spirit of Asilomar and Future of Biotechnology 2025 Conference. The objective wa...

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Science Media Centre España @sciencemediacentre.es · 06/08/2026

💻🦠Una IA diseña bacteriófagos funcionales desde cero 🗨️ @vdlorenzo.bsky.social: "Una misma tecnología puede servir para resolver problemas o, en ausencia de precauciones adecuadas, convertirse en una fuente de nuevos riesgos" sciencemediacentre.es/una-ia-disen...

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International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - IMiLI @imili-micro.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Experience never retires.José A. Gil highlighted the invaluable role of retired teachers in science outreach(doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.70419). His dedication to the MicroMundo Project has inspired new generations and earned well-deserved recognition. #MicroMundo #ScienceCommunication #Microbiology

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

1/3. 50 yr after the (in)famous Asilomar meeting which set a risk-paranoid & control-centered mindset of Gen Eng—with consequences reach us to this day—a large number of diverse SynBio stakeholders gathered again in the same place to revisit many of the standing issues with fresh perspectives.

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

All you wished to know about the trials & tribulations of releasing engineered microorganisms in the EU territory for bioremediation and other non-contained applications … quite nightmarish, to be frank … it needs to change … and soon! links.springernature.com/f/a/RIKWp_8O...

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

We know the peer review system is under heavy criticism. But can anyone propose anything better? I just received the reviews of two of our most recent submissions. They were very critical but immensely helpful. The peer review system has many flaws, but don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater 🙄!

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Patricia Bernal @pbernalt6ss.eurosky.social · 29/07/2026

@sevaplasmids.bsky.social are a fantastic community service and they work very nicely!!! 👏👏👏Thanks for highlighting our work (@davidalbesa.bsky.social) 😊, the SEVA plasmid was instrumental to control Tke5 toxin expression. Highly recomended!!!

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Ricard Solé @ricardsole.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Thanks, Victor. I’m proud of what we have done on this. It is sad to see that, as the window of opportunity to change things closes, the worst predictions from 30 years ago are becoming reality, while those with political responsibility often fail to understand that this is an existential threat.

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

If massive fires continue, temperatures increase and desertification goes on (and they will), the challenge will not be terraforming Mars, but terraforming Earth—or what is left of it. Read the considerable research & modelling on the matter by @ricardsole.bsky.social & cols.

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Paul Rainey @paulbrainey.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Academic advice travels downhill: manage your supervisor, publish early, protect your time. Where is the genre in which early-career researchers advise the people who hire, fund and judge them? New post 👇 academicrenewal.substack.com/p/the-first-...

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The first curriculum

Academic survival guides teach junior researchers how to live with the judgements of senior scholars. No corresponding genre gives young researchers authority to advise the people who judge them.

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The Madrid region is burning. We have never witnessed wildfires on this scale here. This is both frightening & infuriating. We all knew that climate change would make these events more frequent & extreme. Prevention cannot be left to good luck or the hope that this year will somehow be different 😡

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

El caos de cercanías de @renfeoperadora.bsky.social en Madrid dura ya semanas 😵‍💫, llegar a la @uam.es es una odisea como la de la peli 👇

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Cool sunglasses handed over by the @csic.es to all its employees to enjoy the full eclipse of August 12 through a wide strip of Spain’s geography. Manufactured in collaboration with www.fundaciononce.es/es 👏

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SEVA Plasmids @sevaplasmids.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

A SEVA plasmid name ⭕ can tell you all you need to know. Just read the code: 🔹Selection marker 🔹Replication module 🔹Cargo 🔹Additional gadgets Standards make life easier. Learn more about nomenclature 👉https://acortar.link/XZmJVZ

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Glad to see this article on eng plants for HCH biodegradation see the light after many years in the making. This work stems from a longstanding collaboration with the late Eduardo González-Pastor. The paper is dedicated to his memory enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/....

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Pseudomonas putida KT2440 does it again 💪🏻!

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Patricia Bernal @pbernalt6ss.eurosky.social · 11/07/2026

Fresh out of the lab! Our new preprint is now up on BioRxiv, exploring how the beneficial bacterium Pseudomonas putida controls its T6SS nanoweapon. It turns out the Gac/Rsm pathway acts as a strict molecular brake on the system. 👇 (1/4) Read the full preprint here: doi.org/10.64898/202...

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Check out this Symposium at Rice Univ this Sept 18 www.bakerinstitute.org/event/synthe.... Much of the conversation will go into environmental applications of Synthetic Biology 👇

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pglekas.eurosky.social @pglekas.eurosky.social · 10/07/2026

An unbelievable experience! Highly recommend!

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I find it intriguing that these molecules are available through straight planetary geochemistry but then they had to be rediscovered/resynthesized biologically through complex metabolic pathways 🤔 ...

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Last few weeks (deadline Aug 15) to apply for the upcoming Workshop Oct 25-29 at @cshlaboratory.bsky.social Asia in Suzhou on *Synthetic Microbiology Beyond Containment* www.csh-asia.org?content/3201. Exploring how to move from sexy experiments in the Lab to large-scale, real-world applications 😱!

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