Microbial consortia have been used in biotechnology processes, including fermentation,
waste treatment, and agriculture, for millennia. Today, synthetic biologists are increasingly …

The ability to generate microorganisms that can produce biofuels similar to petroleum-based
transportation fuels would allow the use of existing engines and infrastructure and would …

Cellular processes are carried out by many genes, and their study and optimization requires
multiple levers by which they can be independently controlled. The most common method is …

One defining goal of synthetic biology is the development of engineering-based approaches
that enable the construction of gene-regulatory networks according to 'design specifications' …

Background As engineered biological systems become more complex, it is increasingly
common to express multiple operons from different plasmids and inducible expression …

To construct a superior microbial cell factory for chemical synthesis, a major challenge is to
fully exploit cellular potential by identifying and engineering beneficial gene targets in …

Abstract Characterization and standardization of inducible transcriptional regulators has
transformed how scientists approach biology by allowing precise and tunable control of …

Synthetic biology is focused on the rational construction of biological systems based on
engineering principles. During the field's first decade of development, significant progress …

This review covers the physiological aspects of regulation of the arabinose operon in
Escherichia coli and the physical and regulatory properties of the operon's controlling gene …

The richness and versatility of biological systems make them ideally suited to solve some of
the world's most significant challenges, such as converting cheap, renewable resources into …