Recent advances in microbial ecology and synthetic biology have the potential to mitigate
damage caused by anthropogenic activities that are deleteriously impacting Earth's soil …

Novel whole-cell bacterial biosensor designs require an emphasis on moving toward field
deployment. Many current sensors are characterized under specified laboratory conditions …

Highlights•Pseudomonas putida has consolidated as areliable Synthetic Biology
chassis.•Genome-reduction often enhances performance of P. putida strains.• …

Digital health interventions refer to the use of digital technology and connected devices to
improve health outcomes and healthcare delivery. This includes telemedicine, electronic …

The choice of organism to host a genetic circuit, the chassis, is often defaulted to model
organisms due to their amenability. The chassis-design space has therefore remained …

The emergence of new compounds during the past decade requires a high-throughput
screening method for toxicity assay. The stress-responsive whole-cell biosensor is a …

Abstracts Background Microorganisms in dark tea play an indispensable role in its
ecosystem management. Despite the challenging conditions inherent to dark tea, a mere …

In a world confronting pollution across diverse environments, fast, sensitive and cost-efficient
methods are required to monitor complex chemicals. In particular, microbial bioelectronic …

Microbial biosensors that convert environmental information into real-time visual outputs are
limited in their sensing abilities in complex environments, such as soil and wastewater, due …

Environmental isolates are promising candidates for new chassis of synthetic biology
because of their inherent capabilities, which include efficiently converting a wide range of …