The current energy demands continuously lead us to the quest of developing alternative
energy sources to compete with the depleting fossil fuel reserves. In the recent years algae …

Cyanobacteria have garnered interest as potential cell factories for hydrogen production. In
conjunction with photosynthesis, these organisms can utilize inexpensive inorganic …

Advances covers biological hydrogen production authoritatively from A to Z, including
microbiology, hydrogen production processes, biohydrogen feedstocks, molecular biology of …

The contribution of life sciences to the Knowledge-Based Bioeconomy (KBBE) asks for the
transition of contemporary, gene-based biotechnology from being a trial-and-error …

Highlights•The quest for minimal genomes has both fundamental and biotechnological
motivations.•Genome reduction has been enabled by chromosomal editing and chemical …

Cyanobacteria, one of the most ancient groups of oxygenic photoautotrophs are ubiquitously
found in almost all habitats on earth. Under nitrogen limitation, some of the cyanobacteria …

There is an urgent need to develop sustainable solutions to convert solar energy into energy
carriers used in society. In addition to solar cells generating electricity, there are several …

Hydrogenases are metalloenzymes that catalyze 2H++ 2e−↔ H 2. A multisubunit,
bidirectional [NiFe]-hydrogenase has been identified and characterized in a number of …

Potassium (K+) is an essential macronutrient for all living organisms including
cyanobacteria. Cyanobacteria are a group of bacteria performing oxygenic photosynthesis …

Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, a freshwater cyanobacterium, was cultivated outdoors in a 50
L tubular photobioreactor to study the acclimation of cells to solar light in cultures grown at …