Using lignocellulosic biomass for the production of renewable biofuel provides a sustainable
and promising solution to the crisis of energy and environment. However, the processes of …

Nature is a diverse and rich source of bioactive pathways or novel building blocks for
synthetic biology. In this Perspective, we describe the emerging research field in which …

CRISPR-Cas systems protect bacteria and archaea from phages and other mobile genetic
elements, which use small anti-CRISPR (Acr) proteins to overcome CRISPR-Cas immunity …

Efficient microbial conversion of lignocellulose into valuable products is often hindered by
the presence of furfural, a dehydration product of pentoses in hemicellulose sugar syrups …

An exploration of the ligninolytic potential of lignocellulolytic microbial consortia can improve
our understanding of the eco-enzymology of lignin conversion in nature. In this study, we …

Lack of active export system often limits the industrial bio-based production processes
accumulating the intracellular product and hence complexing the purification steps. L-lysine …

Microbial communities and associated enzymes that hydrolyze lignocellulose in the
presence of lignin decomposition products are important for industrial and environmental …

A citizen science project found that the greenhouse camel cricket (Diestrammena
asynamora) is common in North American homes. Public response was to wonder 'what …

Micro-eukaryotes are ubiquitous and play vital roles in diverse ecological systems, yet their
diversity and functions are scarcely known. This may be due to the limitations of formerly …

Nature exhibits an enormous diversity of organisms that thrive in extreme environments.
From snow algae that reproduce at sub-zero temperatures to radiotrophic fungi that thrive in …