Microbial cell factories, which convert feedstocks into a product of value, have the potential
to help transition toward a bio-based economy with more sustainable ways to produce food …

Biofuels and other biologically manufactured sustainable goods are growing in popularity
and demand. Carbohydrate feedstocks required for industrial fermentation processes have …

Applying low-cost substrate is critical for sustainable bioproduction. Co-culture of
phototrophic and heterotrophic microorganisms can be a promising solution as they can use …

Advances in genome engineering and associated technologies have reinvigorated natural
products research. Here we highlight the latest developments in the field across the discover …

Rapid progress in algal biotechnology has triggered a growing interest in hydrogel-
encapsulated microalgal cultivation, especially for the engineering of functional …

The rapid development of synthetic biology has significantly improved the capabilities of
mono-culture systems in converting different substrates into various value-added bio …

Highlights•Highly productive cyanobacteria could play a key role in carbon sequestration.•
Synthetic biology tools can unlock the potential of new strains for bioproduction.•Coculture …

Genome-scale metabolic models (GSMM) are commonly used to identify gene deletion sets
that result in growth coupling and pairing product formation with substrate utilization and can …

Synthetic light‐driven consortia composed of phototrophs and heterotrophs have attracted
increasing attention owing to their potential to be used in sustainable biotechnology. In …

Inspired by the natural symbiotic relationships between diverse microbial members,
researchers recently focused on modifying microbial chassis to create artificial coculture …