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 …

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 …

Astaxanthin is a natural pigment, known for its strong antioxidant activity and numerous
health benefits to human and animals. Its antioxidant activity is known to be substantially …

Adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE) is an evolutionary engineering approach in artificial
conditions that improves organisms through the imitation of natural evolution. Due to the …

There is a growing appreciation for the role that yeast play in biotransformation of flavour
compounds during beverage fermentations. This is particularly the case for brewing due to …

Producers often utilise some of the many available yeast species and strains in the making
of fermented alcoholic beverages in order to augment flavours, aromas, acids and textural …

The brewing industry has experienced a significant boom in recent years through the
emergence of, on the one hand, craft breweries that produce beers with unique organoleptic …

In recent years, CRISPR/Cas9-based genetic editing has become a mainstay in many
laboratories including manipulations done with yeast. We utilized this technique to generate …

Microbial fermentation platforms offer a cost-effective and sustainable alternative to plant
cultivation and chemical synthesis for the production of many plant-derived pharmaceuticals …

While design and high-throughput build approaches in biotechnology have increasingly
gained attention over the past decade, approaches to test strain performance in high …