All Industrial Microbiology articles – Page 10
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NewsAlgae teamed with light may create ink for cultured meat
Researchers have developed a bioink characterized by enhanced cell viability and printing resolution, using alginate derived from algae, a natural carbohydrate, and a harmless visible light.
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NewsHigh-throughput method screens protein-secreting microbial strains
A unique method to screen large-scale libraries for industrially useful bacterial strains was recently developed, combining biosensors and microfluidics to quickly identify mutant strains that secrete large amounts of industrially useful proteins.
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NewsHeat-loving marine bacteria can help detoxify asbestos
Researchers have shown that extremophilic bacteria from high temperature marine environments can be used to reduce the toxicity of asbestos.
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NewsResearchers uncover how PETases go about recovering monomers
A new study has revealed the details, at the molecular level, of the PET degradation process by polyester hydrolases - aka PETases.
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NewsBacteria can switch from rare earth metals to radioactive elements
Scientists have demonstrated for the first time that bacteria can use certain radioactive elements to sustain their metabolism.
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NewsWine yeast species may be communicating during fermentation - using extracellular vesicles
A new study of what happens when two different wine yeast starter species are combined suggests that they could be communicating - and that extracellular vesicles may play a role in that communication.
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NewsPattern-forming bacteria used with AI as sensors
Synthetic biologists have engineered bacterial swarm patterns to visibly record environment and use deep learning to decode patterns - applications could range from monitoring environmental pollution to building living materials.
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NewsNew-to-nature reaction could decarbonize industry
Researchers have engineered bacteria to produce new-to-nature carbon products that could provide a powerful route to sustainable biochemicals.
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NewsRed light aids growth of Haematococcus pluvialis
Researchers have proved that red light can promote photoautotrophic growth of Haematococcus pluvialis and investigated the related carbon fixation mechanism.
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NewsDynamics of biofilm in backwashed sand filters
Scientists have uncovered the temporal dynamics of both the concentration of micropollutants and the microbial community in sand filters after backwashing, to indicate the optimal intervals for backwashing slow sand filters for micropollutant removal from drinking water.
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NewsMicrobes devour mining waste, yielding resources
Researchers have developed a new mining technique which uses microbes to recover metals and store carbon in the waste produced by mining. Adopting this technique of reusing mining waste, called tailings, could transform the mining industry and create a greener and more sustainable future. Tailings are a ...
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NewsNew method may harness radiation-resistant bacterium
Researchers find a novel way to expand applications of the hardy bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans, using gene deletion techniques.
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NewsMicrobes will transform our town and cityscapes - and here’s how
A new review examining microbes and architecture reveals how buildings of the future will be unrecognisable by modern standards as they perform functions such as bioremediation that do not exist today.
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NewsStudy of Covid contamination of shipping materials may yield guidance for goods transportation
Researchers investigating how environmental factors affect the persistence of two different, highly transmissible Omicron variants on shipping materials find that viability depends on the type of surface, the temperature and the original viral concentration.
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FeaturesEarth Day 2023
Celebrating Earth’s microbiomes and how we can harness unusual microbes for wider applications around the world.
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NewsResearchers cultivate microalgae for biofuel production
Researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil have grown microalgae under controlled conditions in a laboratory in order to use their metabolites, especially lipids, with the prime purpose of producing biofuel. Source: Bianca Ramos Estevam Cultivation of microalga B. terribilis and extraction of hydrocarbons ...
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NewsPolymer discovery stops bacterial virus contamination
A new discovery by researchers at the University of Warwick could help stop bacteria being contaminated with viruses, reducing disruption and decreasing costs in industry and research.
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NewsLabel-free droplet-based methods improve rapid screening and sorting of bacteria
Researchers have determined how to best screen bacteria by their observable characteristics using a microfluidic system and the autofluorescent properties of bacteria.
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NewsTracking batch culture pinpoints moment when ‘silent’ biosynthetic gene clusters kick in
A team of scientists has mapped the times during a batch culture when core biosynthetic genes surged into action, showing that bursts of biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) transcriptional activity correlated with surges in net production rates per cell of known natural compounds.
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NewsWhat’s stopping bacteria from becoming biofactories that transform toxic metals into metallic nanoparticles?
A research group working on using microbes to transform toxic metals into valuable metallic nanoparticles has designed a form of E. coli that can resist 1,000 times more tellurite than its wild-type counterpart.