Fourth generation biofuel from genetically modified algal biomass: Challenges and future directions

H Shokravi, Z Shokravi, M Heidarrezaei, HC Ong… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Genetic engineering applications in the field of biofuel are rapidly expanding due to their
potential to boost biomass productivity while lowering its cost and enhancing its quality …

Bacterial metal (loid) resistance genes (MRGs) and their variation and application in environment: a review

Z He, J Shen, Q Li, Y Yang, D Zhang, X Pan - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Toxic metal (loid) s are widespread and permanent in the biosphere, and bacteria have
evolved a wide variety of metal (loid) resistance genes (MRGs) to resist the stress of excess …

Strain improvement of Trichoderma harzianum for enhanced biocontrol capacity: Strategies and prospects

Z Xiao, Q Zhao, W Li, L Gao, G Liu - Frontiers in microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In the control of plant diseases, biocontrol has the advantages of being efficient and safe for
human health and the environment. The filamentous fungus Trichoderma harzianum and its …

Choreographing root architecture and rhizosphere interactions through synthetic biology

CJ Ragland, KY Shih, JR Dinneny - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Climate change is driving extreme changes to the environment, posing substantial threats to
global food security and bioenergy. Given the direct role of plant roots in mediating plant …

Ecosystem consequences of introducing plant growth promoting rhizobacteria to managed systems and potential legacy effects

JAM Moore, PE Abraham, JK Michener… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The rapidly growing industry of crop biostimulants leverages the application of plant growth
promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) to promote plant growth and health. However, introducing …

Synthetic microbiology in sustainability applications

EM Jones, JP Marken, PA Silver - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2024 - nature.com
Microorganisms are a promising means to address many societal sustainability challenges
owing to their ability to thrive in diverse environments and interface with the microscale …

Genetically engineered bacteria: a new frontier in targeted drug delivery

S Fooladi, N Rabiee, S Iravani - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Genetically engineered bacteria (GEB) have shown significant promises to revolutionize
modern medicine. These engineered bacteria with unique properties such as enhanced …

Directed-evolution of translation system for efficient unnatural amino acids incorporation and generalizable synthetic auxotroph construction

H Zhao, W Ding, J Zang, Y Yang, C Liu, L Hu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Site-specific incorporation of unnatural amino acids (UAAs) with similar incorporation
efficiency to that of natural amino acids (NAAs) and low background activity is extremely …

Engineering the metabolic landscape of microorganisms for lignocellulosic conversion

JM Peña-Castro, KM Muñoz-Páez… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bacteria and yeast are being intensively used to produce biofuels and high-added-value
products by using plant biomass derivatives as substrates. The number of microorganisms …

Prolonging genetic circuit stability through adaptive evolution of overlapping genes

JL Chlebek, SP Leonard, C Kang-Yun… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The development of synthetic biological circuits that maintain functionality over application-
relevant time scales remains a significant challenge. Here, we employed synthetic …