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• 10:44, 9 July 2026 Murray talk contribs created page EVOLF (Created page with "{{Consortium |Member countries=Netherlands |Member organizations=TU Delft (lead) + many other Dutch universities |Founded=2024-03-01 |Ended=2034-04-28 |URL=https://www.evolf.life/ }} The EVOLF consortium of 31 scientist leaders with over a 100 PhD students and postdocs is unique worldwide in its top quality and high diversity. The team combines an exceptional breadth of expertise, ranging from natural sciences and engineering to ethics and responsible innovation. With tw...")
• 10:40, 9 July 2026 Murray talk contribs moved page Consortium: Biotic to Biotic without leaving a redirect
• 10:40, 9 July 2026 Murray talk contribs created page Consortium: Biotic (Created page with "{{Consortium |Member countries=Any |Member organizations=N/A |Founded=2026-07-01 |URL=https://biotic.org }} Biotic is a public-benefit nonprofit research organization developing chemically and functionally defined synthetic cells. Biotic's mission is to responsibly enable and steward foundational advances in bioengineering. Our goal is to ensure that all people and the planet benefit from world‑leading biotechnologies soon enough to matter. We conduct and support publi...")
• 09:43, 27 June 2026 Murray talk contribs created page Transport Subsystem (Created page with "The transport subsystem of a synthetic cell is responsible for moving materials across the cell membrane — either passively or actively, and with varying degrees of selectivity. Transport is a prerequisite for nearly every other subsystem: the Metabolic Subsystem requires nutrient import and waste export, the Sensing Subsystem must detect external signals that may not cross the membrane unaided, and the Communications Subsystem relies on controlled molecula...")
• 09:39, 27 June 2026 Murray talk contribs created page Logic Subsystem (Created page with "The logic subsystem of a synthetic cell is responsible for processing sensed information and deciding on appropriate actions. This includes both instantaneous input–output computations (combinational logic) and time-dependent behaviors that depend on the history of inputs (memory and state). In synthetic cells, both functions are implemented using the same underlying molecular machinery — chemical reaction networks (CRNs), transcription factors, and DNA-modifying enz...")
• 09:23, 27 June 2026 Murray talk contribs created page Developer cells (Created page with "Developer cells are a specific class of synthetic cells designed to serve as modular, programmable platforms for engineering biology at scale. The term emphasizes their role as building blocks for more complex biological machines — analogous to the role of standard components in electronic or mechanical engineering — rather than as minimal models of life. == Definition == A developer cell is a non-living, genetically programmed biomolecular machine that incorpo...")
• 09:19, 27 June 2026 Murray talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:Syncell whitespace.png (Added Padmakumar example (from CSM26))
• 09:15, 27 June 2026 Murray talk contribs created page Category:Function (Created page with "This category contains pages describing functional capabilities of synthetic cell systems — processes or behaviors that involve multiple subsystems working together, or that describe engineering and fabrication approaches applied to synthetic cells from the outside. These pages complement the Subsystem pages, which describe the internal components of individual synthetic cells.")
• 09:10, 27 June 2026 Murray talk contribs created page Assembly and 3D printing (Created page with "Assembly refers to the processes by which synthetic cells are organized into functional, macroscale structures. While the Multi-cellular synthetic cells page addresses how individual synthetic cells coordinate their behavior, assembly addresses the complementary question of how large numbers of units are physically arranged into materials and machines. In engineered systems this role is played by manufacturing processes that impose spatial structure, connectivity, an...")
• 09:07, 27 June 2026 Murray talk contribs moved page Multi-cellular Synthetic Cells to Multi-cellular synthetic cells
• 09:05, 27 June 2026 Murray talk contribs created page Multi-cellular Synthetic Cells (Created page with "Multi-cellularity refers to the ability to assemble collections of synthetic cells that interact in structured and programmable ways. Rather than increasing the internal complexity of a single synthetic cell, multi-cellular approaches distribute functionality across many simpler units, enabling collective behaviors such as spatial sensing, redundancy, and division of labor. This mirrors one of the dominant scaling mechanisms in engineered systems, where modular component...")
• 09:04, 27 June 2026 Murray talk contribs created page Adhesion Subsystem (Created page with "The adhesion subsystem of a synthetic cell is responsible for attaching the cell to other synthetic cells or to surfaces in its environment. Adhesion defines the physical topology of a multi-cellular synthetic cell assembly — which cells are neighbors, what signals can be exchanged locally, and what mechanical forces are transmitted across cell boundaries. It is therefore a prerequisite for the coordinated multi-cellular behaviors described on the Multi-cellular Synt...")
• 08:59, 27 June 2026 Murray talk contribs moved page File:Adamala syncell.png to File:Adamala-syncell.png
• 08:57, 27 June 2026 Murray talk contribs created page Communications Subsystem (Created page with "The communications subsystem of a synthetic cell is responsible for sending and receiving signals between synthetic cells or between a synthetic cell and its environment. Inter-cell communication plays a central role in enabling modular, distributed control architectures, allowing complex functionality to be decomposed into simpler subsystems interconnected through standardized interfaces. == Communication Paradigms == A broad body of work in living cells has establish...")
• 08:51, 27 June 2026 Murray talk contribs created page File:Protoflagellar-motor.png
• 08:51, 27 June 2026 Murray talk contribs uploaded File:Protoflagellar-motor.png
• 08:51, 27 June 2026 Murray talk contribs created page Mechanical Actuation Subsystem (Created page with "The mechanical actuation subsystem of a synthetic cell is responsible for generating physical forces and shape changes that allow the cell to interact with its environment or carry out functions such as division, motility, or mechanical signaling. This page describes the molecular mechanisms demonstrated or proposed for mechanical actuation in synthetic cell contexts. == Actuation Mechanisms == For a biomolecular system, physical actuation can take several forms: movem...")
• 08:48, 27 June 2026 Murray talk contribs created page File:Kamat-2023.png
• 08:48, 27 June 2026 Murray talk contribs uploaded File:Kamat-2023.png
• 08:45, 27 June 2026 Murray talk contribs created page Sensing Subsystem (Created page with "The sensing subsystem of a synthetic cell is responsible for detecting signals in the cell's environment and converting them into intracellular biochemical responses. This page describes the molecular mechanisms used for sensing, with emphasis on implementations that have been demonstrated in cell-free or synthetic cell contexts. == Sensing Mechanisms == A variety of signals can be detected within a cellular environment using different biomolecular mechanisms. The comm...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 04:51, 27 June 2026 Murray talk contribs created page Scalability Challenges in Biological Engineering (Created page with "Engineering biology has made remarkable progress over the past three decades, but scaling engineered biological systems to high complexity and long operational lifetimes remains difficult. Several interconnected challenges become more acute as the number of engineered components grows or as systems must operate for extended periods. These challenges apply in varying degrees to any approach to engineering biology; different platforms — including both living-cell and cel...")
• 06:45, 10 November 2025 Murray talk contribs created page File:Murray jhu2025-firstpage.png
• 06:45, 10 November 2025 Murray talk contribs uploaded File:Murray jhu2025-firstpage.png
• 08:44, 9 November 2025 Murray talk contribs moved page Title to SEED 2026 without leaving a redirect
• 08:44, 9 November 2025 Murray talk contribs created page Title (Created page with "{{Event |Title=SEED 2026 |Starts=2026-06-15 |Ends=2026-06-18 |Location=Denver, CO |URL=https://synbioconference.org/2026 }} SEED is the leading technical event for synthetic biology — covering the field from its foundations to its commercial applications. Gain insight into next-generation development strategies from leaders in research and industry. As part of SEED 2026, the Schmidt Sciences DevCell Project will host a workshop on 14 Jun (Sun).")
• 08:40, 9 November 2025 Murray talk contribs created page Schmidt Sciences DevCell Project (Created page with "{{Consortium |Member countries=UK, USA |Member organizations=b.next, Imperial College London, King's College London, Northwestern University, University College London, Univerisity of Michigan |Founded=2025-11-01 }} The Schmidt Sciences Developer Cell (DevCell) project is a one year demonstration project to demonstrate the use of Developer Cells (DevCells). Upcoming events: {{#ask: Category:Events }}")
• 08:33, 9 November 2025 Murray talk contribs created page SynCell 2026 (Created page with "{{Event |Title=SynCell 2026 |Starts=2026-04-22 |Ends=2026-04-24 |Location=Institute of Physics, London |URL=https://syntheticcell.eu/events/syncell2026/ }} The SynCell conference is the only international conference on the engineering of synthetic cells and organelles. During the conference, researchers worldwide meet up and exchange news and advances in this field. Registration for this event is not yet open but will be announced on the website above. As part of t...")
• 08:21, 9 November 2025 Murray talk contribs moved page Build-A-Cell workshop to Build-A-Cell workshop, Feb 2026 without leaving a redirect
• 08:19, 9 November 2025 Murray talk contribs created page Build-A-Cell workshop (Create event.)
• 08:16, 9 November 2025 Murray talk contribs created page Property:URL (Created a property of type Page)
• 08:15, 9 November 2025 Murray talk contribs created page Property:Ends (Created a property of type Date)
• 08:15, 9 November 2025 Murray talk contribs created page Category:Events
• 08:15, 9 November 2025 Murray talk contribs created page Property:Starts (Created a property of type Date)
• 08:15, 9 November 2025 Murray talk contribs created page Property:Location (Created a property of type Page) Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 08:15, 9 November 2025 Murray talk contribs created page Property:Title (Created a property of type Text)
• 08:14, 9 November 2025 Murray talk contribs created page Form:Event
• 08:14, 9 November 2025 Murray talk contribs created page Template:Event
• 08:25, 29 September 2025 Murray talk contribs created page File:Parkes-2016.png
• 08:25, 29 September 2025 Murray talk contribs uploaded File:Parkes-2016.png
• 05:21, 30 August 2025 Murray talk contribs created page File:Niederholtmeyer-2018.png
• 05:21, 30 August 2025 Murray talk contribs uploaded File:Niederholtmeyer-2018.png
• 05:01, 30 August 2025 Murray talk contribs moved page Demonstrations to Synthetic cell demonstrations (More descriptive title)
• 04:50, 30 August 2025 Murray talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:Syncell whitespace.png (Changed artificial insulin to synthetic insulin)
• 04:29, 30 August 2025 Murray talk contribs created page File:Syncell whitespace.png (Initial chart.)
• 04:29, 30 August 2025 Murray talk contribs uploaded File:Syncell whitespace.png (Initial chart.)
• 04:24, 30 August 2025 Murray talk contribs deleted page File:Syncell whitespace.png (Redoing the comments)
• 04:22, 30 August 2025 Murray talk contribs created page File:Syncell whitespace.png (DARPA "white space" chart. This chart shows a conceptual trajectory for using synthetic cells to engineering biology at scale. The vertical axis measures the complexity of the system by the number of engineered functional elements (nominally a gene assembly, such as a repressor). The horizontal axis measures the operational lifetime of the systems. Individual data points: * Tardigrade: lives ~2 months, 11-14K genes * Carpenter ant: 17K genes, lives for a year, 2-6 weeks w/out food * Geno...)
• 04:22, 30 August 2025 Murray talk contribs uploaded File:Syncell whitespace.png (DARPA "white space" chart. This chart shows a conceptual trajectory for using synthetic cells to engineering biology at scale. The vertical axis measures the complexity of the system by the number of engineered functional elements (nominally a gene assembly, such as a repressor). The horizontal axis measures the operational lifetime of the systems. Individual data points: * Tardigrade: lives ~2 months, 11-14K genes * Carpenter ant: 17K genes, lives for a year, 2-6 weeks w/out food * Geno...)