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Appointments

	Appearance	Release date
Eriko Takano appointed Associate Professor of Synthetic Microbiology	RUG website	January 5^th, 2011

Two new professors have been appointed within the Centre for Synthetic Biology:
Since August 1^st, 2009	Matthias Heinemann Website Molecular Systems Biology
Since January 1^st, 2010	Antoine van Oijen Website Single Molecule Biophysics

News

	Appearance	Release date
Jan-Willem Veening's article Control of cell division in Streptococcus pneumoniae published in PNAS	PNAS	February, 2012
Book about synthetic biology by Bert Poolman and Arno Schrauwers Book review	Veen Magazines B.V.	2011
Gronings iGEM team 2011 als enig Nederlands team door naar finale in Boston	RUG website	October 13^th, 2011
Prof. Ben Feringa in Nature Nanotechnology: Control of complex nanosystems a step closer	RUG website	August 23^rd, 2011

Awards

	Appearance	Release date
ERC grant awarded to Dr. Wesley R. Browne	RUG website	July 27^th, 2011
ERC research grant for Prof. Slotboom and Prof. Van Oijen	RUG website	July 13^th, 2011
ECHO grants awarded to Prof. Slotboom, Prof. Driessen and Prof. Minnaard	RUG website	July 4^th, 2011
ERC starting grant for Dr. Otto	RUG website	June 24^th, 2011
ERC starting grant for Prof. Roelfes	RUG website	June 22^nd, 2011
DuPont Young Professor Award for systems biologist Matthias Heinemann	RUG website	June 22^nd, 2011
Oscar Kuipers STW Simon Stevin Meester 2011	STW Technologiestichting	May 3^rd, 2011
Vici grants awarded to Prof. Roberta Croce and Prof. Antoine van Oijen	RUG website	February 4^th, 2011
iGEM team Groningen 2010 wins gold medal		November 11^th, 2010
Horizon Breakthrough Project proposal Dr. J.W. Veening honoured by ZonMW	ZonMW	June 2010
ECHO grant (NWO CW) for Prof. L. Dijkhuizen, Dr. E. Takano, Prof. R. Croce, and Dr. S. Otto	NWO	May 2010
ESF EUROCORES grant awarded to Oscar Kuipers for a SynBio Project on lantibiotics engineering		February 9^th, 2010
Drie Groningse toponderzoekers slepen VICI in de wacht	University of Groningen	February 2^nd, 2010
Hiermee kunnen we even vooruit [PDF]	Dagblad van het Noorden	January 28^th, 2010
Systems Biology of Microorganisms: Funding success for researchers from Groningen University [PDF]		January 18^th, 2010

Broadcasting

	Appearance	Date
Labyrint: De wereld van microben	VPRO	November 24^th, 2011
Internationale onderscheiding voor hoogleraar RUG	OOG TV	June 23^rd, 2011
Noorderlicht: Synthetisch leven! Zelf voor God spelen.	Radio 1	May 21^st, 2010
Labyrint: DNA Hackers	VPRO	April 21^st, 2010
Wetenschap en...nanotechnologie	University of Groningen - "Adams Appel" TV	November 7^th, 2009
Bouw een bacterie	Teleac Radio - "Hoe?Zo!"	January 1^st, 2009
Organismen naar eigen ontwerp	University of Groningen - "Adams Appel" TV	October 30^th, 2008
De razendsnelle opkomst van de synthetische biologie	VPRO Buitenhof Television	March 23^rd, 2008

Articles

Article	Appearance	Release date
Building blocks of life, it's all in the genes	Brisbane Times	September 3^rd, 2011
Exploiting plug-and-play synthetic biology for drug discovery and production in microorganisms	Nature Reviews Microbiology	February 2011
First edition Synthetic Biology Newsletter	LIS Consult and Synthetic Biology Project of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars	November 29^th, 2010
The meaning of artificial life	Australian Life Scientist	October 6^th, 2010
Americans cautious, but okay, with synthetic biology	USA Today	September 9^th, 2010
En de mens schiep leven [PDF]	NWT Magazine	July/August 2010
Synthetic Biology: Great Promise and Potential Peril	Live Science	July 13^th, 2010
Synthetic Biology and Cancer: Exploring the Possibilities	NCI Cancer Bulletin	July 13^th, 2010
Understanding the Risks and Rewards of Synthetic Biology	Time Magazine	June 28^th, 2010
Venter makes giant leap for cleantech	Sustainable Industries	June 17^th, 2010
Without effective public engagement, there will be no synthetic biology in Europe, says Colin Macilwain.	Nature	June 16^th, 2010
Artificial life 'needs regulation' - public survey says	BBC News	June 14^th, 2010
Scientists playing God will save lives	The Guardian	June 13^th, 2010
Geboren: JCVI-syn 1.0 [PDF]	NRC Handelsblad	June 5^th, 2010
Synthetic biology research gets a hearing	ABC Science	May 27^th, 2010
Levende bacteriën uit de synthesizer [PDF]	De Volkskrant	May 22^nd, 2010
Synthetic Genome Brings New Life to Bacterium	Science	May 21^st, 2010
Daar is de synthetische bacterie.	VPRO Noorderlicht	May 20^th, 2010
'Artificial life' breakthrough announced by scientists	BBC News	May 20^th, 2010
Synthetic Biology Resources on the Internet	Issues in Science and Tecchonology Librarianship	May 2010
Scotland Takes On Synthetic Biology Bottlenecks	Genetic Engineering News	March 24^th, 2010
Synthetic biology: Ten years old, ten years on	Discover Magazine	March 5^th, 2010
Bacterie maakt rare eiwitten [PDF]	NRC Handelsblad & De Standaard	February 25^th. 2010
Votes, graffiti, plates & dreams – Design Indaba, Day one: Afternoon	The Guardian online	February 25^th, 2010
Life's code rewritten in four-letter words	New Scientist	February 17^th, 2010
Standard DNA parts from synthetic biology research facility	PHG Foundation	February 14^th, 2010
Microbes Produce Fuels Directly from Biomass	Science Daily	January 27^th, 2010
Scientists Achieve First Rewire of Genetic Switches	Science Daily	January 25^th, 2010
Synthetic biology cells produce light show	BBC	January 22^nd, 2010
Researchers Synchronize Blinking 'Genetic Clocks'	Science Daily	January 20^th, 2010
Five hard truths for synthetic biology	Nature News	January 20^th, 2010
NSF grant to launch world's first open-source genetic parts production facility	Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News	January 20^th, 2010
2009: Signaling Breakthroughs of the Year	Science	January 5^th, 2010