Optogenetics is a powerful approach that enables researchers to use light to dynamically
manipulate cellular behavior. Since the first published use of optogenetics in synthetic …

Optogenetics has been used in a variety of microbial engineering applications, such as
chemical and protein production, studies of cell physiology, and engineered microbe–host …

Small-scale, low-cost bioreactors provide exquisite control of environmental parameters of
microbial cultures over long durations. Their use is gaining popularity in quantitative systems …

Optogenetics involves the use of light to control cellular functions and has become
increasingly popular in various areas of research, especially in the precise control of gene …

Bidirectional optogenetic control of yeast gene expression has great potential for
biotechnological applications. Our group has developed optogenetic inverter circuits that …

Cell communication is a widespread mechanism in biology, allowing the transmission of
information about environmental conditions. In order to understand how cell communication …

Dynamic metabolic engineering is a strategy to switch key metabolic pathways in microbial
cell factories from biomass generation to accumulation of target products. Here, we …

Metabolic engineering approaches do not exclusively require fine-tuning of heterologous
genes but oftentimes also modulation or even induction of host gene expression, eg, in …

Microorganisms live in dense and diverse communities, with interactions between cells
guiding community development and phenotype. The ability to perturb specific intercellular …

Optogenetic switches allow light-controlled gene expression with reversible and
spatiotemporal resolution. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, optogenetic tools hold great …