Congratulations iGEM Marburg 2024 🥳🎉🎉they did it again!! 🥇Such amazing young talent! 2024.igem.wiki/marburg/#

In one year, I genetically engineered the boring Arabidopsis into a beautiful ornamental flower 🧬🌹 Here is how and why I gave this model organism a visual upgrade 🧵(1/7)

So, what's next? In 2025, I plan to build on these flowers for a project blending education, art, and plant biotechnology. Stay tuned for exciting updates next year! Learn more on my website: nickdesnoyer.com (7/7)

After an incredible chapter at the SYBORG Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, I'm deeply grateful for all the support over the years. Thrilled to begin my postdoctoral journey at Stanford University in the Brophy Lab, where I've been warmly welcomed! Thrilled to dive into #plantsynbio in the coming years! 🌱

It was a pleasure to host Julia Rinn & Alexander Kuhne from the iGEM Marburg 2024 24 team (iGEM Headquarters Grand Prize winners) where they shared how Twist played a role in their project using 🌱 synbio to make dandelions easier to engineer for natural rubber production: bit.ly/4hE1E5y

I genetically engineered the amazing Arabidopsis to mimic the striking patterns of my Tradescantia zebrina🧬🌱 From concept to creation, here's the story behind transforming this plant into a living work of art! (1/7) 🧵"

This art profile has always explored biology, but now I’m narrowing my focus to flower engineering 🌹 🔧 I want to take my work to the next level, pushing the boundaries of biodesign and imaging to create works that inspire wonder and deep, important questions about life.

📢Wir sind überglücklich, dass unser Exzellenzcluster Microbes-for-Climate (M4C) in der Exzellenzstrategie 2025 ausgewählt wurde! 🥳 Wir freuen uns gemeinsam mit der Philipps-Universität Marburg auf spannende #Mikrobenforschung! Max Planck Society BangeBalcony #synbio #research

85+ students joined Week 1 of our Plant SynBio course. From group projects to a hands-on, on an African plant, we’re building skills where no programs exist yet. Africa is ready for synbio. And we’re making it happen. Learn more: synbio4all.wixsite.com/synbio4all/edu…

Today I had the chance to kickstart the #Plantsynbio course by @synbio4allafrica I was very excited to give the "Introduction to Plant Synthetic Biology" lecture and at the same time blown away by the engagement of the african community! Stay tuned for the next weeks!

SO excited to share that I’ve been awarded a grant from O'Shaughnessy Ventures to develop a genetic toolkit for flower design! Here was my 1-minute pitch. To everyone who’s supported my art over the years, thank you. So much to come 🌹✨

First micro-rose to bloom at The Sainsbury Laboratory ! Progress slowed a bit with moving, but I’m back at it. First up: make the genetic color palette 🎨🧬

Postdoc opportunity in my lab in London. Two positions available to work on programming of novel plant traits: 🪴Plant Biologist and Synthetic Biologist! 🪴 Deadline soon — 3 August 2025. Please share with suitable candidates! SynBioUK Bioengineering The Sainsbury Laboratory

With the genetic color palette unlocked, I look forward to creating gradients of complementing colors I’m prototyping on paper. The capacity to rewire petals to paint themselves with natures pigments is a profound advancement in design that will soon be recognized 🌼 🎨 🧬

One of my Arabidopsis Micro-Rose varieties has an exposed meristem, making it great for directly imaging petal organogenesis. When you put them under the fluorescence microscope they look so Sci-Fi and cute.

Big drop Monday: my first two official artworks go on sale as part of my 1000 flower collection🌹✨ The launch comes with an Asimov Press article by the legend Niko McCarty., diving into the art and science behind the flower genetic design project!

A flower designer in the UK ( Nick Desnoyer ) is using breeding, genetic engineering, and even pathogenic infections to create 1,000 original flowers. His name is Nick Desnoyer, and he does this work in his spare time, after his labmates have left for the day. He does not make

Introducing the 1,000 Flower Collection 🧬🌹 I’m creating 1,000 genetically designed flowers each crafted with new colors, patterns, and shapes. Here’s how I’m making it happen…  and how you can join me on this journey 🧵(1/7)

To promote the collection, I’ve launched a designer clothing line where synthetic biology meets aesthetics. I will give out 100 free limited edition shirts to the first who retweet and order with their handle in the name! Available here → nickdesnoyer.com  🧵(6/7)

Today SynBio4ALL Africa has hosted Prof Jenn Brophy from Stanford University. It has been a great webinar where Prof Jenn discussed a lot about plant Synthetic biology. For more information you can check SynBio4ALL website: synbio4all.wixsite.com/synbio4all