In the mid-20th century, the unicellular and genetically tractable green alga
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was first developed as a model organism to elucidate …

The worldwide growing demand for energy permanently increases the pressure on
industrial and scientific community to introduce new alternative biofuels on the global energy …

The green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a leading unicellular model for dissecting
biological processes in photosynthetic eukaryotes. However, its usefulness has been limited …

While photosynthesis transforms sunlight energy into sugar, aerobic and anaerobic
respiration (fermentation) catabolizes sugars to fuel cellular activities. These processes take …

Microorganisms can produce hydrogen biologically, with species ranging from
photosynthetic and fermentative bacteria to green microalgae and cyanobacteria. In …

Some microalgae are adapted to extremely acidic environments in which toxic metals are
present at high levels. However, little is known about how acidophilic algae evolved from …

The implementation of a sustainable bio-based economy is considered a top priority today.
There is no doubt about the necessity to produce renewable bioenergy and bio-sourced …

The family Mimiviridae contains uncommonly large viruses, many of which were isolated
using a free-living amoeba as a host. Although the genomes of these and other mimivirids …

While traditionally considered important mainly in hypoxic roots during flooding,
upregulation of fermentation pathways in plants has recently been described as an …

Chemical molecules such as butylated hydroxyanisole (C BHA), propyl gallate (C PG), and
acetylcholine (C ACH) enhance cell growth and/or lipid productivities effectively at the …