Directed evolution aims to expedite the natural evolution process of biological molecules
and systems in a test tube through iterative rounds of gene diversifications and library …

The bottom-up assembly of biological and chemical components opens exciting
opportunities to engineer artificial vesicular systems for applications with previously unmet …

Based on the principles and metrics of green chemistry and sustainable development,
biocatalysis is both a green and sustainable technology. This is largely a result of the …

Bacterial multidrug efflux pumps have come to prominence in human and veterinary
pathogenesis because they help bacteria protect themselves against the antimicrobials …

Ergothioneine (ERG) is an unusual thio-histidine betaine amino acid that has potent
antioxidant activities. It is synthesised by a variety of microbes, especially fungi (including in …

Inflammation is ubiquitous in the body, triggering desirable immune response to defend
against dangerous signals or instigating undesirable damage to cells and tissues to cause …

Highlights•The use of whole cell biocatalysts is appealing due to their inexpensive
production.•Applications in unconventional media allow high substrate and product …

With the current pressing need to rise to the ambition of net zero targets to mitigate carbon
emissions and climate change impacts, sustainable processing has never been more …

The combination of synthetic and systems biology is a powerful framework to study
fundamental questions in biology and produce chemicals of immediate practical application …

The main focus in development of yeast cell factories has generally been on establishing
optimal activity of heterologous pathways and further metabolic engineering of the host …