In soil, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have resulted in severe environmental
deterioration, compromised soil characteristics, and negatively affect all life forms, including …

Advancements in cell-free synthetic biology are enabling innovations in sustainable
biomanufacturing, that may ultimately shift the global manufacturing paradigm toward …

The marine ecosystem has been known to be a significant source of novel enzymes.
Esterase enzymes (EC 3.1. 1.1) represent a diverse group of hydrolases that catalyze the …

Halogenated aromatics are used widely in various industrial, agricultural and household
applications. However, due to their stability, most of these compounds persist for a long time …

Heavy Metal (HM) bioremoval by microbes is a successful, environment-friendly technique,
particularly at low concentrations of HMs. Studies using algae, bacteria, and fungi reveal …

Progress in technology and algorithms throughout the past decade has transformed the field
of protein design and engineering. Computational approaches have become well-engrained …

Abstract The Niger Delta region in South-South Nigeria, on Africa's West Coast, is densely
populated. The region, which contains a substantial stock of crude oil and natural gas, has …

The implementation of Boolean logic circuits in cells have become a very active field within
synthetic biology. Although these are mostly focussed on the genetic components alone, the …

Synthetic biology has made significant progress in many areas, but a major challenge that
has received limited attention is the evolutionary stability of synthetic constructs made of …

The core metabolism for glucose assimilation of the soil bacterium and platform strain
Pseudomonas putida KT2440 has been reshaped from the native, cyclically-operating …