Yeasts occur in all environments and have been described as potent antagonists of various
plant pathogens. Due to their antagonistic ability, undemanding cultivation requirements …

Threatening the global community is a wide variety of potential threats, most notably
invasive pest species. Invasive pest species are non-native organisms that humans have …

The rapid growth in genomic techniques provides the potential to transform how we protect,
manage, and conserve marine life. Further, solutions to boost the resilience of marine …

Alien arthropods threaten human health, jeopardize food supplies, endanger valued
species, risk economic losses, and disrupt ecosystem functions, at least some of the time …

Genetic biocontrol aims to suppress or modify populations of species to protect public
health, agriculture, and biodiversity. Advancements in genome engineering technologies …

Environmental and climatic change is outpacing the ability of organisms to adapt, at an
unprecedented level, resulting in range contractions and global ecosystem shifts to novel …

Advances in plant synthetic biology promise to introduce novel agricultural products in the
near future.'Molecular farms' will include crops engineered to produce medications …

Rapid expansion in the emerging field of synthetic biology has to date mainly focused on the
microbial sciences and human health. However, the zeitgeist is that synthetic biology will …

Speciation constrains the flow of genetic information between populations of sexually
reproducing organisms. Gaining control over mechanisms of speciation would enable new …

CRISPR/Cas-based transcriptional activators have been developed to induce gene
expression in eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms. The main advantages of CRISPR/Cas …