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… chemical factories. They hold genetic blueprints for dozens of complex compounds, but stay largely dormant under standard conditions. As described in a … bacterium's entire metabolism for chemical production, the study provides a blueprint that engineers can use to design …

… years of innovation could look like. In one article, Micro-Scale Applications head Rex Malmstrom and Metagenome Program … makes a pitch for readers to get involved in the developing field of virus ecogenomics. While microbes regulate the … and experimental approaches with the aim of eventually studying virus-host dynamics in nature. In the last few …

… The Science A team of researchers tracked the impact of a large-scale heatwave event in the ocean known as “The Blob.” The event was recorded during a long-term study of microbial communities in the northeastern subarctic … This work was performed under the auspices of the Scientific Committee on Oceanographic Research …

… In order to do so, these organisms share space at cellular scale: fungi stretch a network of tendrils called arbuscules … could improve biofuel feedstocks growing in nutrient-poor fields. “This is one interaction that allows plants to … for genetic engineering. Our hope is that the community at large will follow that up,” Serrano said.  This work focused …

… environment, which would be transformative at industrial scales. “Cell-free systems have been really powerful at … of sustainable chemical products,” said Jewett, one of the study’s senior authors. “But this has been done most … and get the other’ – but, that was not a known fact in the field whatsoever.” Focusing on Carbon Flux and Future …