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A comprehensive study on anaerobic digestion of organic solid waste: A review on configurations, operating parameters, techno-economic analysis and current trends

The excessive discharge and accumulation of solid organic waste into the environment is of severe concern across the globe. Thus, an efficient waste management system is important to mitigate health...

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Organ-on-chip technology: Opportunities and challenges

Organ-on-chip (OOC) technology is an innovative approach that reproduces human organ structures and functions on microfluidic platforms, offering detailed insights into intricate physiological processes....

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Decoding dye degradation: Microbial remediation of textile industry effluents

The extensive use of chemical dyes, primarily Azo and anthraquinone dyes, in textiles has resulted in their alarming release into the environment by textile industries. The introduction of heavy metals...

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Ribosome purification from Escherichia coli by ultracentrifugation

With more and more researchers conducting extensive research on all aspects of ribosomes, how to extract ribosomes with good effect and high activity has become a fundamental problem. In this article,...

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The potential of copper oxide nanoparticles in nanomedicine: A comprehensive review

Nanotechnology is a modern scientific discipline that uses nanoparticles of metals like copper, silver, gold, platinum, and zinc for various applications. Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuONPs) are effective...

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Unlocking the potential of biosurfactants: Innovations in metabolic and genetic engineering for sustainable industrial and environmental solutions

Biosurfactants, synthesized by microorganisms, hold potential for various industrial and environmental applications due to their surface-active properties and biodegradability. Metabolic and genetic...

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Synthetic biology in Europe: current community landscape and future perspectives

Synthetic biology has captivated scientists' imagination. It promises answers to some of the grand challenges society is facing: worsening climate crisis, insufficient food supplies for ever growing...

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Development of destabilized mCherry fluorescent proteins for applications in the model yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Fluorescent proteins are widely used molecular reporters in studying gene expression and subcellular protein localization. To enable the monitoring of transient cellular events in the model yeast Saccharomyces...

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Circular mRNA: A novel therapeutic agent

Circular mRNA (circmRNA) is a covalent closed loop formed by reverse splicing of the 3′ end to the 5′ end of mRNA. Compared to traditional linear mRNAs, circmRNAs can mediate efficient, stable, and...

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Synthetic biology in Indonesia: Potential and projection in a country with mega biodiversity

Synthetic biology has gained many interest around the globe in the last two decades, not only due to its rapid development but also the potential to provide addressable solutions using standardized...

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Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli to utilize methanol as a co-substrate for the production of (R)-1,3-butanediol

Due to its abundance, cost-effectiveness, and high reducibility, methanol has gained considerable attention in the biomanufacturing industry as a nonfood feedstock for the production of value-added...

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Unraveling current breakthroughs in Scorodocarpus borneensis phytochemical therapeutics: A systematic review

Scorodocarpus borneensis, also known as the Kulim tree or Garlic tree, has been consumed by the local communities in Southeast Asia as traditional spice using its old leaves, stem bark, and seeds. The...

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"Therapeutic advancements in nanomedicine: The multifaceted roles of silver nanoparticles"

Nanotechnology has the advantages of enhanced bioactivity, reduced toxicity, target specificity, and sustained release and NPs can penetrate cell membranes. The small size of silver nanoparticles, AgNPs,...

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Identifying Chlorella vulgaris and Chlorella sorokiniana as sustainable organisms to bioconvert glucosamine into valuable biomass

Chitin is a major component of various wastes such as crustacean shells, filamentous fungi, and insects. Recently, food-safe biological and chemical processes converting chitin to glucosamine have been...

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Exploration on the expression and assembly of virus-like particles

Virus-like particles (VLPs) have a great application prospect in vaccines and molecule delivery carriers. In this study, in order to solve the problem of low expression and low assembly efficiency of...

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Understanding virus retention mechanisms on protein a chromatography based on using different wash buffers – Evaluating the possibility for a generic wash buffer toolbox to improve virus clearance capacity

During manufacturing of mammalian-cell derived monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) virus clearance capacity of the downstream process has to be demonstrated. The protein A chromatography step typically achieves...

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Construction of an ultra-strong PtacM promoter via engineering the core-element spacer and 5′ untranslated region for versatile applications in Corynebacterium glutamicum

As one of the most important synthetic biology elements in transcriptional regulation, promoters play irreplaceable roles in metabolic engineering. For the industrial microorganism Corynebacterium glutamicum,...

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Engineered microbial consortia for next-generation feedstocks

Addressing urgent environmental challenges, this commentary emphasizes the need for green, bio-based solutions in chemical production from renewable feedstocks. It highlights advanced metabolic engineering...

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Antibiotic susceptibility and virulence factors of bacterial species among cancer patients

Antibiotic resistance is one of the most significant challenges of the 20-s century, and the misuse of antibiotics is a driver of antimicrobial resistance. This study aimed to assess the prevalence...

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Synthetic biology landscape in the UK

The UK is home to a vibrant and diverse synthetic biology community. Many of its successes in research innovation and technological commercialisation can be attributed to a strong base of dedicated...

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Hyperuricemia and the small intestine: Transport mechanisms and co-morbidities

There is a global increase in cases of hyperuricemia over the last 10 years. A critical component of serum uric acid control is the transport of uric acid to the intestinal lumen, which accounts for...

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Incorporating omics-based tools into endophytic fungal research

Fungal endophytes are valuable sources of bioactive compounds with diverse applications. The exploration of these compounds not only contributes to our understanding of ecological interactions but also...

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Development of a polymer-based antimicrobial coating for efficacious urinary catheter protection

This study reports the development of a polymer-based catheter coating to facilitate controlled release of antimicrobial peptides (AMP) to target both planktonic bacteria and biofilm in the urinary...

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aXonica: A support package for MRI based Neuroimaging

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) assists in studying the nervous system. MRI scans undergo significant processing before presenting the final images to medical practitioners. These processes are executed...

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SynBio Africa's story from the grassroots, the present, and the future

SynBio Africa is a forum for researchers, students, citizen scientists, policymakers and the public to convene and develop successful pathways for the propagation of synthetic biology technologies,...

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