Recent advances in microbial ecology and synthetic biology have the potential to mitigate
damage caused by anthropogenic activities that are deleteriously impacting Earth's soil …

Antibacterial resistance is one of the greatest threats to human health. The development of
new therapeutics against bacterial pathogens has slowed drastically since the approvals of …

The sustainable production of chemicals from renewable, nonedible biomass has emerged
as an essential alternative to address pressing environmental issues arising from our heavy …

An ever-increasing demand for novel antimicrobials to treat life-threatening infections
caused by the global spread of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens stands in stark …

All organisms produce specialized organic molecules, ranging from small volatile chemicals
to large gene-encoded peptides, that have evolved to provide them with diverse cellular and …

To support an ever-increasing population, modern agriculture faces numerous challenges
that pose major threats to global food and energy security. Plant-associated microbes, with …

Owing to rising levels of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere and oceans, climate change
poses significant environmental, economic, and social challenges globally. Technologies …

Efficient genome engineering is critical to understand and use microbial functions. Despite
recent development of tools such as CRISPR-Cas gene editing, efficient integration of …

Exploitation of plant growth promoting (PGP) rhizobacteria (PGPR) as crop inoculants could
propel sustainable intensification of agriculture to feed our rapidly growing population …

Decelerating global warming is one of the predominant challenges of our time and will
require conversion of CO 2 to usable products and commodity chemicals. Of particular …