A US perspective on closing the carbon cycle to defossilize difficult-to-electrify segments of our economy

WJ Shaw, MK Kidder, SR Bare, M Delferro… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Electrification to reduce or eliminate greenhouse gas emissions is essential to mitigate
climate change. However, a substantial portion of our manufacturing and transportation …

Strategies in engineering sustainable biochemical synthesis through microbial systems

Y Song, KLJ Prather - Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Growing environmental concerns and the urgency to address climate change have
increased demand for the development of sustainable alternatives to fossil-derived fuels and …

Programming dynamic division of labor using horizontal gene transfer

GS Hamrick, R Maddamsetti, HI Son… - ACS Synthetic …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The metabolic engineering of microbes has broad applications, including biomanufacturing,
bioprocessing, and environmental remediation. The introduction of a complex, multistep …

Integration of Genome-Scale Metabolic Model with Biorefinery Process Model Reveals Market-Competitive Carbon-Negative Sustainable Aviation Fuel Utilizing …

NR Baral, D Banerjee, A Mukhopadhyay… - …, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
Producing scalable, economically viable, low-carbon biofuels or biochemicals hinges on
more efficient bioconversion processes. While microbial conversion can offer robust …

Microbial biotechnology and beyond: A roadmap for sustainable development and climate mitigation in the transition from fossil fuels to green chemistry

JL Ramos, A Segura - Microbial Biotechnology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Our planet, which operates as a closed system, is facing increasing entropy due to human
activities such as the overexploitation of natural resources and fossil fuel use. The COP28 in …

Plants against cancer: towards green Taxol production through pathway discovery and metabolic engineering

P Zerbe - aBIOTECH, 2024 - Springer
The diversity of plant natural products presents a rich resource for accelerating drug
discovery and addressing pressing human health issues. However, the challenges in …

Meeting report: microbes as safeguards of the environment

JL Ramos, V de Lorenzo, P López - 2024 - academic.oup.com
From 12 to 14 March, a gathering of microbiologists and biotechnologists convened at the
International University of Andalucía (UNIA) in Baeza (Jaén, Spain) under the auspices of …

Microbial Production of Polyketides and Non-ribosomal Peptides and Their Applications

MS Mohan, SA Salim, P Pakhira, S Busi - Microbial Products for Health …, 2024 - Springer
There is an increasing demand of novel bioactive molecules as the drug resistance is
emerging worldwide. Microorganisms are adapted to already existing antimicrobials used …

Exploring Lactose Metabolism in Sungouiella Intermedia for Sustainable Bioproduction: A Pathway to New Cell-Factory Design

KVR Peri - 2024 - search.proquest.com
The world around us is rich in diversity, offering resources that have enabled humans to
build thriving civilizations. However, the ever-increasing demand for finite resources has led …

Investigating and Developing Strategies for the Expression of Biosynthetic Genes In Vitro and In Vivo

TT Tran - 2024 - trace.tennessee.edu
Natural products have historically served as a rich source for a wide range of useful
applications such aspesticides, veterinary agents, therapeutics, and bioproducts. To …