The microbial food revolution

AE Graham, R Ledesma-Amaro - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Our current food system relies on unsustainable practices, which often fail to provide healthy
diets to a growing population. Therefore, there is an urgent demand for new sustainable …

Machine learning for metabolic engineering: A review

CE Lawson, JM Martí, T Radivojevic… - Metabolic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Machine learning provides researchers a unique opportunity to make metabolic
engineering more predictable. In this review, we offer an introduction to this discipline in …

Microbial foods for improving human and planetary health

LJ Jahn, VM Rekdal, MOA Sommer - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
The current food production system is negatively impacting planetary and human health. A
transition to a sustainable and fair food system is urgently needed. Microorganisms are likely …

Synthetic biology strategies for microbial biosynthesis of plant natural products

A Cravens, J Payne, CD Smolke - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
Metabolic engineers endeavor to create a bio-based manufacturing industry using microbes
to produce fuels, chemicals, and medicines. Plant natural products (PNPs) are historically …

Widespread biosynthesis of 16-carbon terpenoids in bacteria

YT Duan, A Koutsaviti, M Harizani, C Ignea… - Nature Chemical …, 2023 - nature.com
Terpenoids are the most diverse group of specialized metabolites with numerous
applications. Their biosynthesis is based on the five-carbon isoprene building block and, as …

Innovation trends in industrial biotechnology

J Nielsen, CB Tillegreen, D Petranovic - Trends in biotechnology, 2022 - cell.com
Microbial fermentations are used for the sustainable production of a range of products. Due
to increasing trends in the food sector toward plant-based foods and meat and dairy product …

A machine learning Automated Recommendation Tool for synthetic biology

T Radivojević, Z Costello, K Workman… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Synthetic biology allows us to bioengineer cells to synthesize novel valuable molecules
such as renewable biofuels or anticancer drugs. However, traditional synthetic biology …

The molecular biology of fruity and floral aromas in beer and other alcoholic beverages

S Holt, MH Miks, BT de Carvalho… - FEMS microbiology …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Aroma compounds provide attractiveness and variety to alcoholic beverages. We discuss
the molecular biology of a major subset of beer aroma volatiles, fruity and floral compounds …

Climate-induced decline in the quality and quantity of European hops calls for immediate adaptation measures

M Mozny, M Trnka, V Vlach, Z Zalud, T Cejka… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
A recent rise in the global brewery sector has increased the demand for high-quality, late
summer hops. The effects of ongoing and predicted climate change on the yield and aroma …

Machine learning applications in systems metabolic engineering

GB Kim, WJ Kim, HU Kim, SY Lee - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Application of machine learning in biotechnology is becoming essential.•Machine
learning is increasingly applied to advance systems metabolic engineering.•Machine …