Mankind has recognized the value of land plants as renewable sources of food, medicine,
and materials for millennia. Throughout human history, agricultural methods were …

Fossilized lipids preserved in sedimentary rocks offer singular insights into the Earth's
palaeobiology. These 'biomarkers' encode information pertaining to the oxygenation of the …

Eukaryotic life appears to have flourished surprisingly late in the history of our planet. This
view is based on the low diversity of diagnostic eukaryotic fossils in marine sediments of mid …

Continued application of new chiral fungicide mefentrifluconazole (MFZ) increases its risk to
soil ecosystem. However, the toxicity of MFZ enantiomers to soil fauna and whether …

Squalene monooxygenase (SM) is a vital sterol synthesis enzyme across eukaryotic life. In
yeast, it is a therapeutic target for treating certain fungal infections, and in mammals it is a …

Brassinosteroids (BRs) are important regulators that control myriad aspects of plant growth
and development, including biotic and abiotic stress responses, such that modulating BR …

Background Recent evidence points to the nutritional importance of docosahexaenoic acid
(DHA) in the human diet. Thraustochytrids are heterotrophic marine oleaginous …

Omega-3 fatty acids, and specifically docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), are important and
essential nutrients for human health. Thraustochytrids are recognised as commercial strains …

Microalgae exhibit great potential for recombinant therapeutic protein production, due to
lower production costs, immunity to human pathogens, and advanced genetic toolkits …

Geraniol is a commercially relevant plant-derived monoterpenoid that is a main component
of rose essential oil and used as insect repellent. Geraniol is also a key intermediate …