Andrew D Hanson Lab @ADHansonLab

Andrew Hanson Lab at Univ. Florida/IFAS. Plant & microbe metabolism research, engineering, synthetic biology. Plus PhD/postdoc training & jobs. AMDG+ adhansonlab.org Gainesville, FL Joined February 2016

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Andrew D Hanson Lab @ADHansonLab

11 months ago

@SynBio1 Or, as they used to say in the UK: “You Might as Well Be Hanged for a Sheep as for a Lamb” The context is that the same Draconian punishment was handed out regardless of the animal’s value, so it made sense to steal the more valuable animal.

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Johnathan Napier @JohnathanNapie1

11 months ago

blog.aspb.org/july-17-plant-… Please join me and the rest of this great panel, discussing how we as a community should not oversell research outputs whilst at the same time demonstrating societal relevance. Lots to cover!

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Andrew D Hanson Lab @ADHansonLab

11 months ago

@angus_barrett ‘Ignorant learnedness’ might be seen as a pathology that has always menaced the academic enterprise. It’s when knowledge (or what passes for it) becomes disconnected from reality. Ungrounded, if you like. This also afflicts AI. Big-time.

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Andrew D Hanson Lab @ADHansonLab

11 months ago

An analogy is getting the skills to build cathedrals. At the start, much about physics & properties of stone was poorly understood. Result: -Some cathedrals collapsed (e.g. Beauvais ⬇️) -Architects & masons learned -Learning took *centuries* -“Stay humble, biodesigners” @SynBio1

Kenny Workman @kenbwork

11 months ago

do think discourse on engineering biology would benefit from fewer platitudes about the complexity of living systems and more informed optimism about our inevitable path to break down, understand and rebuild organisms

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Andrew D Hanson Lab @ADHansonLab

11 months ago

An end to nicked ears! @simon_dell_tog

Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine

11 months ago

By flipping an evolutionarily disabled genetic switch involved in Vitamin A metabolism, researchers in Science have enabled ear tissue regeneration in mice. Learn more: scim.ag/44muTVr

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Andrew D Hanson Lab @ADHansonLab

11 months ago

@MichaelMindrum Suggested addition: “…because that’s what I do for a living”

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Andrew D Hanson Lab @ADHansonLab

11 months ago

@ATinyGreenCell Two timeless principles from the Jesuit tradition: - Practice detachment - Encrypt the soul

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Andrew D Hanson Lab @ADHansonLab

11 months ago

@ProfTomEllis This piece reports an interesting initiative but really doesn’t answer its question. Is a straightforward answer at this point “Because in principle we can & the technology might one day be useful”? Also, this passage ⬇️ is boilerplate 🌱 hype, of which we have enough already.

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Andrew D Hanson Lab @ADHansonLab

11 months ago

@ATinyGreenCell Clico, ergo sum

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Andrew D Hanson Lab @ADHansonLab

11 months ago

Excellent, critical🧵 @MariosGeorgakis! BetaineS (there are various natural ones) have major benefits in plants. This has been clear for decades e.g. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.9…

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Andrew D Hanson Lab @ADHansonLab

11 months ago

@SynBio1 Exactly. weizmann-usa.org/news-media/new…

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Edmar Oliveira-Filho, PhD👨🏻‍🔬 @edmar_oliveiraf

11 months ago

Excited to share the Hanson Lab’s @ADHansonLab new preprint! We used OrthoRep to evolve Arabidopsis HDH, a short-lived enzyme, selecting variants with up to 20× higher abundance. Mutations boosted lifespan, catalytic efficiency, or inhibitor resistance. 🔗doi.org/10.1101/2025.0…

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Andrew D Hanson Lab @ADHansonLab

11 months ago

@thisischristina @SynBio1 I would be tempted to add “…yet” to your last sentence :) Be that as it may, this is a good opportunity to say that I thought the ‘resurrection of a fossil scent’ idea from a few years back was brilliant pro-GMO messaging! I have used it as an example in teaching.

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Andrew D Hanson Lab @ADHansonLab

11 months ago

@Manning4USCong @IsaacKing314 @KevinWilsonROC 💯Ice made by refrigeration technology is chemically & physically essentially the same as ice formed during cold weather. Whereas animal muscle tissue & lab-grown ‘meat’ are chemically & physically different & probably always will be.

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Andrew D Hanson Lab @ADHansonLab

11 months ago

@TomKnightSynBio @srikosuri A key difference btwn CS & biology is that in biology there are far more ‘unknown unknowns’ (let alone ‘known unknowns’. We’ve had big-time biochemistry & mol biol only since WWII. Think of what we now know that we didn’t in e.g. 1960. Were not much nearer full understanding now.

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Andrew D Hanson Lab @ADHansonLab

12 months ago

@simon_dell_tog In a 🐭 vs. killer plant encounter, my money is on the 🐭!

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Andrew D Hanson Lab @ADHansonLab

12 months ago

See this opening statement for the prosecution ⬇️ (should read “There is a dire need for solutions….” BTW) 💯 some improvements in N use etc are possible. But another big energy use in ag is diesel. How to replace this? Animal traction? Which takes land.. doi.org/10.1007/s42994…