Harnessing the process of natural selection to obtain and understand new microbial
phenotypes has become increasingly possible due to advances in culturing techniques …

In the context of climate change and the depletion of fossil fuels, there is a great need for
alternatives to petroleum in the transport sector. This review provides an overview of the …

Bio-refining lignocellulose could provide a sustainable supply of fuels and fine chemicals;
however, the challenges associated with the co-utilization of xylose and glucose typically …

The isomerization of xylose to xylulose is considered the most promising approach to initiate
xylose bioconversion. Here, phylogeny-guided big data mining, rational modification, and …

Adaptive laboratory evolution is a frequent method in biological studies to gain insights into
the basic mechanisms of molecular evolution and adaptive changes that accumulate in …

This report describes one potential conversion process to hydrocarbon products by way of
biological conversion of lingnocellulosic-dervied sugars. The process design converts …

The directed evolution of biomolecules to improve or change their activity is central to many
engineering and synthetic biology efforts. However, selecting improved variants from gene …

Many years have passed since the first genetically modified Saccharomyces cerevisiae
strains capable of fermenting xylose were obtained with the promise of an environmentally …

Phenotyping single cells based on the products they secrete or consume is a key bottleneck
in many biotechnology applications, such as combinatorial metabolic engineering for the …

Efficient xylose utilization is one of the most important pre-requisites for developing an
economic microbial conversion process of terrestrial lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels …