Cadmium (Cd) pollution has become a global environmental issue because Cd gets easily
accumulated and translocated in the food chain, threatening human health. Considering the …

Heavy metal (loid) s play pivotal roles in regulating physiological and developmental
aspects in living organisms depending on their concentration. For example, a trace amount …

Cadmium (Cd) contamination in water and soil is considered an environmental pollutant.
Food crops can absorb and accumulate bioavailable Cd. Continuous monitoring of Cd …

Whole-cell biosensors are useful for monitoring heavy metal toxicity in public health and
ecosystems, but their development has been hindered by intrinsic trade-offs between …

Regulated expression of resistance genes is essential for the survival and adaptation of
microbial communities under stress-inducing conditions, such as exposure to environmental …

Cadmium (Cd) is carcinogenic to humans and can accumulate in the liver, kidneys, and
bones. There is widespread presence of cadmium in the environment as a consequence of …

Anthropogenic activities have released various contaminants into soil that pose a serious
threat to the ecosystem and human well-being. Compared to conventional analytical …

Whole-cell bioreporter (WCB) is a category of biological analytical tools using living
microorganisms to sense chemicals by producing quantifiable signals. Comparing to …

The development of genetic engineering, especially synthetic biology, greatly contributes to
the development of novel metal biosensors. The cad operon encoding cadmium resistance …

Industrial development has led to the widespread production of toxic materials, including
carcinogenic, mutagenic, and toxic chemicals. Even with strict management and control …