Aromatics and their derivatives are valuable chemicals with a plethora of important
applications and thus play an integral role in modern society. Their current production relies …

Cell-free systems that mimic essential cell functions, such as gene expression, have
dramatically expanded in recent years, both in terms of applications and widespread …

Recent advances in cell-free synthetic biology have spurred the development of in vitro
molecular diagnostics that serve as effective alternatives to whole-cell biosensors. However …

Cell-free gene expression (CFE) systems from crude cellular extracts have attracted much
attention for biomanufacturing and synthetic biology. However, activating membrane …

Cell-free expression (CFE) has shown recent utility in prototy** enzymes for discovery
efforts. In this work, CFE is demonstrated as an effective tool to screen putative polyester …

Many bacterial mechanisms for highly specific and sensitive detection of heavy metals and
other hazards have been reengineered to serve as sensors. In some cases, these sensors …

The junction of bioelectrochemical systems and synthetic biology opens the door to many
potentially groundbreaking technologies. When develo** these possibilities, choosing the …

The detection of chemicals using natural allosteric transcription factors is a powerful strategy
for point-of-use molecular sensing, particularly using fieldable cell-free gene expression …

Bile acids play an important role in digestion and human health, are found throughout the
gastrointestinal tract, and are excreted in feces. Therefore, bile acids are promising …

Colorimetric reporter enzymes are useful for generating eye-readable biosensor readouts
that do not require a device to interpret, an attractive property for applications in remote or …