Synthetic biology concerns the engineering of man‐made living biomachines from
standardized components that can perform predefined functions in a (self‐) controlled …

The genome sequences of 16 Streptomyces strains, showing potential for plant growth-
promotion (PGP) activities in rice, sorghum, chickpea and pigeonpea, isolated from herbal …

Background The number of biological Knowledge bases/databases storing metabolic
pathway information and models has been growing rapidly. These resources are diverse in …

The rapid advances in molecular genome engineering, systems biology and synthetic
biology over the past decade have laid the ground for extensive engineering of bacterial and …

Chlamydiae are an example of obligate intracellular bacteria that possess highly reduced,
compact genomes (1.0–3.5 Mbp), reflective of their abilities to sequester many essential …

Die synthetische Biologie befasst sich mit der gezielten Konstruktion von lebenden
Biomaschinen aus standardisierten Komponenten, die vordefinierte Aufgaben in einer …

Essential ncRNA is a type of ncRNA which is indispensable for the survival of organisms.
Although essential ncRNAs cannot encode proteins, they are as important as essential …

The rapidly increasing availability of whole genomes provides the opportunity to reach an
updated comprehensive view of bacterial evolution. The staggered diversification of …

Chlamydiae are an example of obligate intracellular bacteria that possess highly reduced,
compact genomes (1.0–3.5 Mbp), reflective of their abilities to sequester many essential …

The creation of artificial cells with the minimal set of components to exhibit self-maintenance,
self-reproducibility and evolvability (in other words, to be considered alive) is one of the most …