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Microbial consortia for the conversion of biomass into fuels and chemicals
IntroductionAs part of the multiform effort to obviate fossil-based resource consumption, biomass represents a viable source of carbon feedstock for use in the production of materials and chemicals. While theoretically carbon neutral, biomass can present…
Microbial assisted zinc biofortification of wheat germplasm for the amelioration of zinc malnutrition
IntroductionProduction of nutritious and safe food in sufficient quantities for ensuring food availability and nutritional…
Microbial cities and the future of self-healing concrete
Comment Published: 08 July 2025 Nature Cities (2025)Cite this article Subjects Biocement, a product of…
Made Scientific Opens Its New GMP Manufacturing Facility and HQ in Princeton, NJ
CDMO Made Scientific held the grand opening of its new 60,000ft2 cell therapy GMP manufacturing facility and headquarters in Princeton, NJ. The opening marks the […]
Flowers redesigned for robots: Gene editing and AI promise faster crop breeding
Robotic breeder GEAIR working in a greenhouse. Credit: IGDB For millennia, developing resilient crops relied on pollination by nature or humans—making the process long and […]
AI-Designed Molecules Show Potent Activity Against Resistant Bacteria
Using generative artificial intelligence (generative AI), scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and their collaborators elsewhere designed novel antibiotics capable of combating two challenging […]
Pancreatic Precancer Cells in Mice Reveal Autophagy Defects, Protein Clumps
In a twist that blurs the lines between two devastating diseases, scientists have spotted dementia-like behavior in the pancreas. In mice, pancreatic cells teetering on […]
Microalgal biorefineries: a systematic review of technological trade-offs and innovation pathways
Review Open access Published: 15 August 2025 Yucong Geng1, Alishba Shaukat2, Wania Azhar2, Qurat-Ul-Ain Raza3, Ayesha Tahir2, Muhammad Zain ul Abideen4, Muhammad Abu Bakar Zia5, […]
Transcriptome analysis of genes and carbon partitioning pathways involved in high temperature stress resilience in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)
Introduction Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) or peanut is cultivated in 113 countries occupying an area of about 30.53 million hectares with a production of 54.23 […]
Mutactimycins H–J, antimycobacterial anthracyclines, from a thermophilic actinomycete of the genus Gandjariella
References Barka EA, Vatsa P, Sanchez L, et al. Taxonomy, physiology, and natural products of Actinobacteria. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 2016;80:1–43. PubMed Google Scholar Saito […]
Designing lipid nanoparticles using a transformer-based neural network
Main For clinical1, logistical2 and translational3 success, most drug substances are formulated into drug products with multiple ingredients. Our analysis shows that, on average, eight […]
Microalgae-based Intestinal villi-targeting multistage biosystem for irritable bowel syndrome treatment
Introduction Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a complex gastrointestinal disorder that affects ~10−15% of the global population1,2. It is characterized by abdominal pain, bloating, and […]