31 October 202326 October 2023 Emerging granular hydrogel bioinks to improve biological function in bioprinted constructs The properties of individual microgels within the granular bioink govern the overall printability, shape fidelity, and biological function of constructs
20 May 202118 June 2021 Food Waste: A Promising Source of Sustainable Biohydrogen Fuel This comprehensive study aims to review the potential of food waste for biohydrogen production using microbial mediators
17 March 202115 March 2021 Multiproduct Microalgae Biorefineries Mediated by Ionic Liquids The multiproduct biorefinery concepts will be discussed in an outlook on future separations using IL-based systems
9 March 20214 March 2021 Enzyme Discovery and Engineering for Sustainable Plastic Recycling This review highlights the recent trends and up-to-date advances in mining novel plastic-degrading enzymes through state-of-the-art omics-based techniques
1 March 20219 September 2021 Reductive Glycine Pathway: A Versatile Route for One-Carbon Biotech This recent study concludes several reports in 2020 on the ATP-efficient, one-carbon-assimilating, rGlyP
26 January 20219 September 2021 Biocatalysis in Green and Blue: Cyanobacteria Novel photo-bioreactor concepts and also new, and more efficient strains must be introduced to achieve economically feasible production
22 January 20219 September 2021 Production of Bio-alkanes from Biomass and CO2 A newly discovered photo-decarboxylase offers an innovative route for bio-alkane production from carboxylic acids
7 December 20209 September 2021 Microbial Electrosynthesis: Where Do We Go from Here? Using present knowledge of bioelectrochemistry, it becomes apparent that the simplest gains in performance are likely to come from advancements in the reactor
4 December 20203 December 2020 Deciphering Organoids: High-Dimensional Analysis of Biomimetic Cultures This review evaluates state-of-the-art analytical methods applied to organoids and discusses the latest advances in single-cell technologies
2 November 20201 November 2020 Biotechnology for Tomorrow’s World: Scenarios to Guide Directions for Future Innovation This paper shows how learning scenarios with a 2050 time horizon help to recognize the implications of political and societal developments on the innovation potential of ongoing biotechnological research
23 October 202019 October 2020 Host Systems for the Production of Recombinant Spider Silk This review discusses the recent advances in exploiting an increasingly diverse range of host platforms in the heterologous production of recombinant spidroins
16 October 202015 October 2020 From Acetate to Bio-Based Products: Underexploited Potential for Industrial Biotechnology This review discusses the underexploited potential of acetate to become a next-generation platform substrate in future industrial biotechnology
12 October 20209 September 2021 Synthetic Methylotrophy in Yeasts: Towards a Circular Bioeconomy Microbial methylotrophy is a powerful and versatile pillar of a future circular bioeconomy
28 September 202026 September 2020 Enhancing Biopolymer Hydrogel Functionality through Interpenetrating Networks The objective of this review is to establish clear trends on the enhanced functionality achieved by incorporating secondary networks into traditional, biopolymer-based hydrogels
22 September 20209 September 2021 In situ Biogas Upgrading by CO2-to-CH4 Bioconversion This opinion article reviews the state of the art of this technology and identifies some obstacles and opportunities of biological in-situ upgrading technologies
18 September 202017 September 2020 A Shift Towards Biotechnology: Social Opinion in the EU This short article analyses, compares, and describes the knowledge, doubts, and concerns of Europeans about biotechnology and genetic engineering over the past 20 years
12 June 202012 June 2020 Non-Hydrolyzable Plastics – An Interdisciplinary Look at Plastic Bio-Oxidation Thermostable laccase mediator systems are promising enzyme system candidates
5 June 20201 June 2020 Plant Microbiome Engineering: Expected Benefits for Improved Crop Growth and Resilience This review highlights why and how microbiome services could be incorporated into traditional agricultural practices
26 May 202023 May 2020 Combining Environmental and Economic Performance for Bioprocess Optimization Biochemical production faces economic and environmental challenges that need to be overcome to enable a viable and sustainable bioeconomy
25 May 202023 May 2020 Harnessing the Power of Enzymes for Tailoring and Valorizing Lignin This review summarizes how enzymes involved in lignin biosynthesis pathways and microbial enzymes are being harnessed to produce chemicals and materials
8 May 20207 May 2020 Novel Strategies and Platforms for Industrial Isoprenoid Engineering This review provides an overview of promising engineering strategies that have proven to be successful for the high-yield production of isoprenoids
5 May 202029 April 2020 Genetic Biosensor Design for Natural Product Biosynthesis in Microorganisms This study examines strategies for selection of genetic parts and construction principles for the design and evaluation of genetic biosensors
29 April 202027 April 2020 Waste or Gold? Bioelectrochemical Resource Recovery in Source-Separated Urine The study reviews the resource recovery performance of BESs fed with source-separated urine over the past decade
24 April 202022 April 2020 Biotechnological Potential for Microplastic Waste This article emphasizes the role of biotechnology in addressing the issue of microplastic waste
23 April 202022 April 2020 Fifty Shades of Blue: How Blue Biotechnology is Shaping the Bioeconomy The bioeconomy is a new paradigm for the sustainable development of society
23 March 202017 March 2020 100 Years Later, What Is New in Glycerol Bioproduction? This review summarizes some problems and perspectives on the production of glycerol by natural or engineered eukaryotic and prokaryotic microorganisms
12 March 20209 March 2020 Microbial Lipid Biotechnology to Produce Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Polyunsaturated fatty acids are traditionally extracted from animals and plants but alternatively can be obtained from microbes through microbial lipid biotechnology
11 March 20209 March 2020 Designing Synthetic Microbial Consortia for Biofuel Production This study discusses recent examples of biofuel production using microbial consortia and suggests steps toward realistic implementation
6 February 20205 February 2020 Microbial Chassis Development for Natural Product Biosynthesis This review provides theoretical guidance for the rational design and construction of microbial strains to produce natural products
3 February 20201 February 2020 High-Throughput Screening Technology in Industrial Biotechnology We discuss the most significant factors that can improve High-throughput screening (HTS) efficiency
23 January 20209 September 2021 Synthetic Rewiring of Plant CO2 Sequestration Galvanizes Plant Biomass Production Synthetically designed alternative photorespiratory pathways in tobacco and rice plants have paved the way to enhanced plant biomass production
20 January 202019 January 2020 Bioelectrofuel Synthesis by Nanoenzymes: Novel Alternatives to Conventional Enzymes Recent bioinspired efforts of designing novel nanoenzyme-based electrocatalysts are driven by the urgency of making bioelectrofuels more affordable and efficient
15 November 201914 November 2019 Synthetic Biology and Genome-Editing Tools for Improving PHA Metabolic Engineering Wild-type or weakly engineered bacteria are insufficient to meet demands for improved PHA structures and low production cost
23 August 201917 August 2019 Industrial Biotechnology: To What Extent Is Responsible Innovation on the Agenda? Hopes, Hype, and Responsible Innovation
3 July 20191 July 2019 Synthetic Biology and the United Nations This study describes how synthetic biology relates to these international deliberations, particularly the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
3 June 20192 June 2019 Designing Biobased Recyclable Polymers for Plastics The study presents strategies for improving the performance and recyclability of the polymers
3 May 20192 May 2019 Enabling the Advanced Bioeconomy through Public Policy Supporting Biofoundries and Engineering Biology This paper considers several policy options to remove critical technical barriers to commercialization
2 May 201928 April 2019 Bioprocessing Butanol into More Valuable Butyl Butyrate The toxicity of butanol to microbial cells makes it difficult to scale-up the acetone–butanol–ethanol (ABE) fermentation process
19 March 201917 March 2019 Biological Conversion of Amino Acids to Higher Alcohols In this review, we describe the pathways and regulatory mechanisms involved in amino acid bioprocessing to produce higher alcohols and the effects of amino acid supplementation as a nitrogen source for higher alcohol production
27 November 201826 November 2018 Microbial Consortium Design Benefits from Metabolic Modeling A major challenge is the selection of consortium members such that performance is optimized
26 November 201825 November 2018 Lignin–Enzyme Interactions in the Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass This review addresses lignin and its role in the hydrolysis of hardwood and other lignocellulosic residues
20 November 20189 September 2021 Engineering Microorganisms for Enhanced CO2 Sequestration Microbial CO2 sequestration is a promising strategy to reduce global warming and optimize production of chemical substances.
23 October 201821 October 2018 Strategies for Engineering Natural Product Biosynthesis in Fungi This review briefly describes examples of the engineering of fungal NP biosynthesis at the global, pathway, and enzyme level using in vivo and in vitro approaches
19 September 201816 September 2018 Biobutanol Production from Crystalline Cellulose through Consolidated Bioprocessing This review comprehensively details current achievements attempting to confer butanol-generating ability
3 September 20182 September 2018 A Vision for Teaching the Values of Synthetic Biology Educating the next generation of synthetic biologists means teaching its values as well as its processes
16 August 201812 August 2018 Pyrolysis of Torrefied Biomass Catalytic pyrolysis of torrefied biomass is a promising technology to convert biomass into useful chemicals
1 August 201831 July 2018 Lignocellulosic Biorefineries in Europe: Current State and Prospects This study addresses the challenges and future opportunities of this nascent industry by elucidating key elements of the biorefining sector
26 June 201822 June 2018 CRISPR-Based Technologies for Metabolic Engineering in Cyanobacteria This review highlights studies that have implemented CRISPR-based tools for the metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria
23 May 201817 May 2018 Overview of Silk Fibroin Use in Wound Dressings This review describes recent advances in the development of SF-based wound dressings for skin regeneration
8 May 20183 May 2018 Microbial Production of l-Serine from Renewable Feedstocks This review details the current status of microbial production of l-serine from renewable feedstocks
