Hundreds of spore-forming bacteria from Brazilian soils mapped in landmark phenotypic survey
A polyphasic study of 312 bacterial strains from Brazilian soils combined 30 biochemical and physiological tests with 16S rRNA sequencing ...
Tag: Biotechnology
Scientists Rewire Ribosomes to Specialize in Making a Single Protein
University of Illinois Chicago researchers have engineered ribosomes physically linked to their own messenger RNA, creating a proof-of-concept platform that ...
Engineered RepE Variants Tune Plasmid Copy Number in Bacteria
Two point mutations in the F-plasmid initiator protein RepE were found to increase the copy number of plasmid pFO1 in ...
Marine Yeasts of the Western Mediterranean Reveal Hidden Diversity and Biotech Promise
A four-season survey of Spain's Murcian coast recovered 415 marine yeast strains across 90 species, including 12 potentially new to ...
Two Hidden Enzymes May Be Draining the Fuel Behind Erythritol Production in Industrial Yeast
Transcriptomics, molecular docking and metabolic modelling identify YALI0_F02013g and YALI0_A19910g as NADPH-dependent oxidoreductases that compete with erythritol synthesis in Yarrowia ...
Green Biotech’s Billion-Dollar Problem Has a Three-Gate Fix
A new framework proposes matching specific financial instruments to three stages of biotechnological development, from early R&D subsidies to Contracts ...
Coccolithophores: Tiny Ocean Algae Could Become Carbon Capture Powerhouses
Italian researchers screened coccolithophore strains under enriched nutrient and carbon conditions, finding that one Chrysotila roscoffensis strain achieved the highest ...
Light Wavelengths Steer Fungal Toxin Production Only When Nutrients Cooperate, Study Finds
Austrian researchers report that red, green, blue, and UV-A light alter destruxin toxin production in Metarhizium brunneum in opposite directions ...
Bacteria and yeast talk: engineered pheromone link opens new biotech channels
Researchers have engineered Bacillus subtilis to secrete yeast mating pheromone, triggering a fluorescent response in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and establishing the ...
Engineered Bacterium Turns Ethanol Into Cinnamic Acid in First-of-its-Kind Feat
Researchers at RIKEN have engineered the methylotrophic bacterium Methylorubrum extorquens PA1 to produce cinnamic acid directly from ethanol by repairing ...
Fungi Living on Macadamia Trees Reveal Five New Species and a Trove of Industrial Enzymes
A survey of macadamia plantations in China and Thailand uncovered 18 saprobic fungal taxa, including five species new to science, ...
Cell-Mimicking Nanoparticles Earn UC San Diego Engineer MacArthur Genius Grant
UC San Diego nanoengineer Liangfang Zhang has won a 2026 MacArthur Fellowship for his pioneering cell-mimicking nanoparticles that camouflage drugs, ...
Engineered Bacterial Promoters Supercharge Gene Expression in Lactococcus cremoris
Researchers have identified and engineered a set of exceptionally strong constitutive promoters from Lactococcus cremoris, expanding the genetic toolbox for ...
Protein Therapy Aims to Restore Brain Function in Fragile X Syndrome
A UC Riverside team funded by FRAXA will test engineered proteins designed to cross the blood-brain barrier and normalize brain ...
Scientists Uncover Molecular Off Switch That Controls Nitrogen Fixation in Microbes
Researchers using cryo-electron microscopy have discovered that methanogen nitrogenase forms an inactive protein supercomplex that acts as a molecular off ...
AI Digital Twins Could Transform Intensive Care in Landmark $38 Million Federal Project
The University of Vermont has received up to $38 million from ARPA-H to build AI-powered digital twins that simulate critically ...
Ocean Bacteria That Eat Oil May Also Help Recycle the World’s Plastics
A new review shows that the marine oil-degrading bacterium Alcanivorax also colonises plastic debris and produces powerful esterases capable of ...
New US and German collaboration aims to produce green hydrogen more efficiently
Credit: University of Illinois/Technical University of Darmstadt Through a new award program, the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Deutsche ...
UTA researcher explores 3D printing of multilayered materials for smart helmets
A better helmet to protect soldiers in combatCredit: UT Arlington A mechanical and aerospace engineering professor at The University of ...
New organ-on-a-chip finds crucial interaction between blood, ovarian cancer tumors
Team identifies crucial interaction between platelets and tumors for the first timeCredit: Texas A&M Engineering In the evolving field of ...
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