Jake Wintermute
@synbio1.bsky.social
Synthetic Biologist - Foundry Theorist
foundrytheory.substack.com
stay humble biodesigners
foundrytheory.substack.com
stay humble biodesigners
Me and everyone who keeps calling it Pichia pastoris holding out against the attempt to rename it Komagataella phaffii
February 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Me and everyone who keeps calling it Pichia pastoris holding out against the attempt to rename it Komagataella phaffii
How it feels to start opening tabs on a new research project
February 1, 2026 at 2:28 PM
How it feels to start opening tabs on a new research project
There are still some good gene splicer jobs
January 30, 2026 at 1:14 PM
There are still some good gene splicer jobs
You must assemble the 4 lost parafilms of type "L," "N," "O" and "P"
January 29, 2026 at 2:19 PM
You must assemble the 4 lost parafilms of type "L," "N," "O" and "P"
The children yearn for bioproducts
January 27, 2026 at 5:50 PM
The children yearn for bioproducts
fruitpilled peachcel
January 27, 2026 at 1:39 PM
fruitpilled peachcel
I'll give you the secret tech for good popcorn: nutritional yeast
January 27, 2026 at 1:38 PM
I'll give you the secret tech for good popcorn: nutritional yeast
The good version of the future includes a decentralized bioeconomy supporting lots of good green-collar jobs in bioproducts and bioservices
Sourdough microbakeries hint at what that future might look like
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/d...
Sourdough microbakeries hint at what that future might look like
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/d...
January 27, 2026 at 12:48 AM
The good version of the future includes a decentralized bioeconomy supporting lots of good green-collar jobs in bioproducts and bioservices
Sourdough microbakeries hint at what that future might look like
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/d...
Sourdough microbakeries hint at what that future might look like
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/d...
The fancy popcorn from the organic market is bad at popping compared to the cheap popcorn from the normal grocery store and I’m tired of pretending it’s not
January 26, 2026 at 5:42 PM
The fancy popcorn from the organic market is bad at popping compared to the cheap popcorn from the normal grocery store and I’m tired of pretending it’s not
Techbio / Biotech
January 24, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Techbio / Biotech
When you work in a yeast lab and you pause a moment to enjoy the aromas of the yeast
January 21, 2026 at 1:51 PM
When you work in a yeast lab and you pause a moment to enjoy the aromas of the yeast
I don't want to be the main character I want to be the quest giver
January 19, 2026 at 11:26 PM
I don't want to be the main character I want to be the quest giver
Mutagen Man, Living Ooze
January 17, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Mutagen Man, Living Ooze
This vintage Abcam fridge magnet does me so right
It’s odd, it’s playful, it’s memorable. But what I like best is the way you can tell if reflects a real human’s sense of humor. It wasn’t designed by committee.
More marketing like this please biotech companies
It’s odd, it’s playful, it’s memorable. But what I like best is the way you can tell if reflects a real human’s sense of humor. It wasn’t designed by committee.
More marketing like this please biotech companies
January 17, 2026 at 2:07 PM
This vintage Abcam fridge magnet does me so right
It’s odd, it’s playful, it’s memorable. But what I like best is the way you can tell if reflects a real human’s sense of humor. It wasn’t designed by committee.
More marketing like this please biotech companies
It’s odd, it’s playful, it’s memorable. But what I like best is the way you can tell if reflects a real human’s sense of humor. It wasn’t designed by committee.
More marketing like this please biotech companies
But there's nothing like the warm sound of an orbital shaker
January 16, 2026 at 9:20 PM
But there's nothing like the warm sound of an orbital shaker
This is the strongest argument in favor of automated labs
January 12, 2026 at 1:43 PM
This is the strongest argument in favor of automated labs
I've often daydreamed about fantastically large fruits and vegetables, living in a pumpkin house, boats made of watermelons, things of that nature
But maybe I need to re-imagine that future because these large carrots are actually quite unsettling
But maybe I need to re-imagine that future because these large carrots are actually quite unsettling
January 11, 2026 at 4:08 PM
I've often daydreamed about fantastically large fruits and vegetables, living in a pumpkin house, boats made of watermelons, things of that nature
But maybe I need to re-imagine that future because these large carrots are actually quite unsettling
But maybe I need to re-imagine that future because these large carrots are actually quite unsettling
At first I thought this picture was just somebody from woodgang hornyposting so imagine my delight to see bark-dwelling microbes on the cover of science magazine
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
January 9, 2026 at 1:51 PM
At first I thought this picture was just somebody from woodgang hornyposting so imagine my delight to see bark-dwelling microbes on the cover of science magazine
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Scientists often assume that "the public" has an innate and knee-jerk opposition to GMOs, lab-grown meat or other novel bioproducts
But when you make something people really want it turns out they have a higher weirdness tolerance than you might expect
But when you make something people really want it turns out they have a higher weirdness tolerance than you might expect
January 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Scientists often assume that "the public" has an innate and knee-jerk opposition to GMOs, lab-grown meat or other novel bioproducts
But when you make something people really want it turns out they have a higher weirdness tolerance than you might expect
But when you make something people really want it turns out they have a higher weirdness tolerance than you might expect
This is how I feel about attempts to build a virtual cell model
January 8, 2026 at 2:36 PM
This is how I feel about attempts to build a virtual cell model
Writing your lover a note on paper made from your own hair is the kind of high-upside romantic bet you can only make with a bio-based product
January 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Writing your lover a note on paper made from your own hair is the kind of high-upside romantic bet you can only make with a bio-based product
I wonder if we could replicate this pipeline to get more of the the fitness-style biohacking community interested in fundamental biology and lab-style biohacking
January 2, 2026 at 3:58 PM
I wonder if we could replicate this pipeline to get more of the the fitness-style biohacking community interested in fundamental biology and lab-style biohacking
When you're brainstorming about bioproduct ideas one thing you look for is signs of an unmet market need
December 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
When you're brainstorming about bioproduct ideas one thing you look for is signs of an unmet market need