Research Articles
The Hidden Social Networks of Soil: How Microbes Interact in a Structured World
Exploring how spatial organization affects auxotrophic interactions between soil microbes and the implications for agriculture, climate change, and understanding life itself.
The Bone Builder: How Mineralized Porous Hydrogels Are Revolutionizing Regenerative Medicine
Explore how mineralized porous hydrogels are transforming bone regeneration through advanced biomaterials that mimic natural bone structure and promote healing.
Harnessing Microbial Factories: Modular Engineering of Serratia marcescens for Precious Biochemical Production
Explore how modular metabolic engineering transforms Serratia marcescens into efficient factories for N-acetylneuraminic acid production from chitin waste
Polysialic Acid: How E. Coli Became a Microscopic Factory
Explore how E. coli has been engineered to produce polysialic acid, a crucial sugar polymer with applications in brain development and medicine.
The Digital Yeast: How Computer Models Are Revolutionizing Biotechnology
Explore how Genome-Scale Metabolic Models are transforming yeast into sophisticated, programmable cell factories for biotechnology applications.
The Space-Time Architects of Yeast: Revolutionizing Astaxanthin Production
Discover how scientists are using spatiotemporal regulation in baker's yeast to revolutionize astaxanthin production, the king of antioxidants.
MetNet: Decoding the Blueprint of Life - How Computational Biology Is Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Metabolism
Explore how MetNet's computational approach is transforming our understanding of metabolic networks through automated reconstruction and comparison across organisms.
Engineering Nature's Volume Knob: Programming Bacteria for Nutrient Production
Discover how scientists engineered a PhrC-RapC-SinR quorum sensing molecular switch to dynamically fine-tune menaquinone-7 synthesis in Bacillus subtilis.
From Field to Pharma: Engineering the Next Super-Oil in a Bean
Discover how scientists are engineering plants to produce DHA-rich oils through metabolic engineering and selective enzymes like LPAAT.
Green Gold: How Microalgae Could Fuel Our Future
Explore how microalgae can solve energy and environmental challenges through enhanced lipid accumulation for sustainable biofuel production.