Directed evolution aims to expedite the natural evolution process of biological molecules
and systems in a test tube through iterative rounds of gene diversifications and library …

Metabolic engineering can have a pivotal role in increasing the environmental sustainability
of the transportation and chemical manufacturing sectors. The field has already developed …

Methanol, an organic one-carbon (C1) compound, represents an attractive alternative
carbon source for microbial fermentation. Despite considerable advancements in methanol …

Investigations and applications of renewable and sustainable energy have become central
for addressing the issue of emissions of greenhouse gases from the use of fossil …

Cell proliferation requires the integration of catabolic processes to provide energy, redox
power and biosynthetic precursors. Here we show how the combination of rational design …

Microbial production of medium chain length fatty acids (MCFAs) from renewable resources
is becoming increasingly important in establishing a sustainable and clean chemical …

Highlights•Biofuels represent valuable alternatives to fossil fuels to reduce net CO 2
emission.•S. cerevisiae is a widely used chassis with many available synthetic biology …

Electricity-driven microbial metabolism relies on the extracellular electron transfer (EET)
process between microbes and electrodes and provides promise for resource recovery from …

Although many prokaryotes have glycolysis alternatives, it's considered as the only energy-
generating glucose catabolic pathway in eukaryotes. Here, we managed to create a hybrid …

Nootkatone is a valuable, functional sesquiterpene that is widely used in food, cosmetics,
pharmaceutical, agriculture, and other fields. However, only traces of it accumulate in plants …