Over the past thirty years, since the dawn of metagenomic studies, a completely new (micro)
universe was revealed, with the potential to have profound impacts on many aspects of the …

In the transition to the post-petroleum economy, there is a growing demand for novel
enzymes with high process performances to replace traditional chemistry with a more …

Functional metagenomics is a powerful experimental approach for studying gene function,
starting from the extracted DNA of mixed microbial populations. A functional approach relies …

Extremophiles are remarkable organisms that thrive in the harshest environments on Earth,
such as hydrothermal vents, hypersaline lakes and pools, alkaline soda lakes, deserts, cold …

Highlights•Functional metagenomics facilitates the identification of novel genes.•New
resistance mechanisms to extreme conditions revealed by functional metagenomics.• …

Microbial populations living in environments with temperatures above 50° C (thermophiles)
have been widely studied, increasing our knowledge in the composition and function of …

In today's scenario of global climate change, there is a colossal demand for sustainable
industrial processes and enzymes from thermophiles. Plausibly, thermozymes are an …

When recombinant DNA technology was developed more than 40 years ago, no one could
have imagined the impact it would have on both society and the scientific community. In the …

Chilas and Hunza areas, located in the Main Mantle Thrust and Main Karakoram Thrust of
the Himalayas, host a range of geochemically diverse hot springs. This Himalayan …

Carboxylesterases (CEs) are members of prominent esterase, and as their name imply, they
catalyze the cleavage of ester linkages. By far, a considerable number of novel CEs have …