Multitasking Microbes Could Improve Biofuel Economics
Genetically modified bacteria brews two valuable products from underutilized plant fiber, potentially reducing fossil fuel use.
Genetically modified bacteria brews two valuable products from underutilized plant fiber, potentially reducing fossil fuel use.
Scientists create a genome-wide map of gene activity in bacteriophages.
Pseudomonas putida uses cheap plant biomass as a carbon source to make the precursor isoprenol.
Assessing the genomes of soil bacteria around the globe, researchers identified three dominant life strategies linked to different types of soil.
In a warmer world, microbes in drought-stricken soils convert less carbon to carbon dioxide and more to volatile intermediates.
Yarrowia lipolytica reallocates its production of protein toward energy and lipid metabolism to grow on hydrocarbons and produce high-value chemicals.
Microorganisms and their metabolisms help silica to mineralize near deep ocean methane seeps.
Experiments find increased temperatures and carbon dioxide rapidly altered peatland carbon stocks, highlighting peatlands’ vulnerability to climate change.
AI reveals relationships between weather systems and cloud physics.
Voronoi tessellation meshes focus on sea ice areas of interest and reduce computer resource needs.
Improving genome engineering with quantum biology and artificial intelligence.
The first application of High-Throughput Chromosome Conformation Capture (Hi-C) Metagenome Sequencing to soil captures phage-host interactions at the time of sampling.
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