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Scientists build bioreactors and engineer bacteria to advance biofuel research

Researchers from the School of Biosciences have designed and built equipment that can be used to investigate bacterial biofuel production at a fraction of the cost of commercial systems. Using this technology they also demonstrated that bacterial genetic engineering could be used to ...

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Scientists build bioreactors and engineer bacteria to advance biofuel research

Scientists build bioreactors and engineer bacteria to advance biofuel research

Researchers from the School of Biosciences have designed and built equipment that can be used to investigate bacterial biofuel production at a fraction of the cost of commercial ...

E. coli isn’t always bad—it’s actually an unlikely research hero

E. coli isn’t always bad—it’s actually an unlikely research hero

We're used to hearing E. coli as the cause of food poisoning, but it's actually an incredibly helpful organism.

Carrie Eckert: Tackling big problems using tiny organisms

Carrie Eckert: Tackling big problems using tiny organisms

News Carrie Eckert applies her skills as a synthetic biologist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to turn microorganisms into tiny factories that produce a variety of valuable fuels, ...

Microbes Programmed to Silence their Chatty Neighbors

Microbes Programmed to Silence their Chatty Neighbors

Scientists have created a synthetic microbial community that could have future applications in medicine.

CD Genomics Intensifies Whole-Genome Sequencing for Microbial Gene Function Analysis

CD Genomics Intensifies Whole-Genome Sequencing for Microbial Gene Function Analysis

Established in 2004, CD Genomics aims at providing the best genomics service ever since. Devotes itself to promoting the progress of genomics research. Empowered by leading technology and ...

Progress and challenges in engineering cyanobacteria as chassis for light‐driven biotechnology

Progress and challenges in engineering cyanobacteria as chassis for light‐driven biotechnology

Cyanobacteria are promising chassis for light‐driven biotechnology. In this commentary for the Synthetic Microbiology Caucus we discuss the great progress that has been made in engineering ...

Scientists Found New Antibiotic Molecules—Right In the Human Microbiome

Scientists Found New Antibiotic Molecules—Right In the Human Microbiome

Different microbe species have slightly different genetic makeups. As a result, they each release a particular profile of biochemical.

Flipping light on-off turns bacteria into chemical factories

Flipping light on-off turns bacteria into chemical factories

Working in E. coli, the workhorse organism for scientists to engineer metabolism, researchers developed a system that uses light to control one of the key genetic circuits needed to turn ...