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1 July 202130 June 2021

Chemical Contamination – Detoxifiers from the landfill

Hiding in the midst of trash are valuable bacteria that can degrade environmental toxins

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8 February 20213 February 2021

Cyanobacteria could revolutionize the plastic industry

Microbiologists at the University of Tübingen modify bacteria to produce climate-neutral and rapidly degradable bioplastics

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20 November 20209 September 2021

MIXed plastics biodegradation and UPcycling using microbial communities

Through a combination of intensive protein or metabolic engineering of defined mixed cultures and bioprocess-optimisation, MIX-UP will enable new value chains across sectors like materials, chemicals, and environmental technologies

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13 November 20209 September 2021

Possibilities and limitations of biotechnological plastic degradation and recycling

Researchers group found six principles to get plastics into circulation - progressions in microbial recycling you may just find with PET

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23 October 202020 October 2020

NENU2PHAR Project Kick-Off

New project will develop an original route of production PHA bioplastics from microalgae biomass and selection of bacteria strains

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Larger scale production unit for uniquely degradable bioplastic

Parties sign cooperation agreement

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18 September 202016 September 2020

A new method for making a key component of plastics

Bacteria create ethylene in a tech-friendly way

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12 August 202010 August 2020

Uncovering the architecture of natural photosynthetic machinery

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have uncovered the molecular architecture and organisational landscape of thylakoid membranes

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3 August 202030 July 2020

How do bacteria build up natural products?

X-ray structure analysis gives detailed insights into molecular factory

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22 June 202017 June 2020

Sum Studio’s home-grown cellulose mask promotes the benefits of biodesign

Cellulose fibers, knitted by bacteria into a single membrane that can be harvested and dried as a workable material

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14 May 20209 September 2021

Energy of the future: photosynthetic hydrogen from bacteria

Kiel research team investigates how cyanobacteria can be transformed into hydrogen factories

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13 May 20208 May 2020

Sustainable Structural Material for Plastic Substitute

Chinese researchers developed an amazing biodegradable alternative

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16 April 20209 April 2020

Lignin Research Yields Additional Answers into Bacteria’s Role

Newly published research builds upon previous observations at NREL on the ability of 14 strains of bacteria to break down lignin oligomers and take advantage of those components

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7 April 20207 April 2020

German scientists identify microbe that could help degrade polyurethane-based plastics

A strain of an extremophile group of bacteria is capable of ingesting toxic organic compounds as its sole source of carbon, nitrogen and energy

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20 February 202018 February 2020

Helpful Oxygen Carriers

Researchers discover a new biochemical compound that can break down environmental pollutants

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7 February 20206 February 2020

The map to the natural product treasure trove

Leibniz-HKI scientists develop a model of the evolution of biosynthetic pathways

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27 January 20209 September 2021

Could bacteria help recycle greenhouse gases in the future?

Could bacteria assist in the recycling of greenhouse gases in the future instead of releasing them into the atmosphere?

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6 December 20193 December 2019

The Greenest Diet: Bacteria Switch to Eating Carbon Dioxide

Such bacteria may, in the future, contribute to new, carbon-efficient technologies

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7 November 20196 November 2019

Biofuels could be made from bacteria that grow in seawater rather than from crude oil

The breakthrough behind this approach is the ability to re-engineer the microbe’s genome and create different types of high value chemical compounds

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22 October 201912 January 2020

Pioneering a path to cleaner fuels and fewer emissions

Unconventional greenhouse gas reduction research brings biology and chemistry together in engineering

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30 August 201927 August 2019

Antiseptic resistance in bacteria could lead to next-gen plastics

Australian-UK researchers identify ancient protein pumps that make bacteria tough to treat – but could be key to new green polymers

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16 July 201912 July 2019

Bacterium turns waste into food

Scientists discover the first known sulfur-oxidizing symbiont to be entirely heterotrophic

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12 July 20199 July 2019

Wired Bacteria Form Nature’s Power Grid: ‘We Have an Electric Planet’

Electroactive bacteria were running current through “wires” long before humans learned the trick

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26 April 201925 April 2019

“Molecular scissors” for plastic waste

MHETase was discovered in bacteria and together with a second enzyme - PETase - is able to break down the widely used plastic PET into its basic building blocks

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25 April 201915 April 2019

Yellow pigments protect bacteria

Biosynthesis of aryl polyene protective pigments elucidated

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4 April 20192 April 2019

Bacteria could become a future source of electricity

One of society’s greatest challenges is to meet the need for renewable and sustainable energy

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1 February 201920 January 2019

Technique identifies electricity-producing bacteria

Microbes screened with a new microfluidic process might be used in power generation or environmental cleanup

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20 November 201815 November 2018

Science at work: Cleantech startup programs bacteria to turn table waste into bioplastics

Genecis Bioindustries Inc. is a biotechnology company that uses “recipes of bacteria” to turn food waste into polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), a high-quality bioplastic

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16 November 201813 November 2018

“Bionic Mushrooms” Fuse Nanotech, Bacteria and Fungi

Researchers made an ordinary white button mushroom bionic, supercharging it with 3D-printed clusters of cyanobacteria that generate electricity

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26 September 201824 September 2018

BRAIN AG announces strategic research collaboration with BluCon Biotech GmbH

Collaboration to run several months with the option for extension and prolongation after reaching agreed milestones

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10 July 20186 July 2018

Chemists report biorenewable, biodegradable plastic alternative

Colorado State University polymer chemists have taken another step toward a future of high-performance, biorenewable, biodegradable plastics

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2 July 201828 June 2018

The next big home design trend? Bacteria

Outfit the nursery with living wallpaper, bacteria-made diapers, and an algae composter

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24 May 201818 May 2018

Riding bacterium to the bank

Sandia researchers tailor E. coli to convert plants into renewable chemicals

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26 February 201820 February 2018

NREL Scientists Model Methane-Eating Bacteria

Nature is full of surprises – not to mention solutions

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19 February 201814 February 2018

Plastic-eating bacteria more diverse and numerous than previously thought

A study found that plastic-eating bacteria are more numerous and more diverse than previously thought – Can they help us solve the problem of plastics polluting our environment?

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9 February 20186 February 2018

3D Printing of Bacteria: The Next Frontier in Biofabrication

Bacterial species are now being mixed with various bioinks to produce functional complex materials using 3D printing

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2 February 201831 January 2018

Stanford-led team discovers new cellulose that could have applications from energy to medicine

The discovery of a new type of cellulose – the world’s most abundant biomolecule – offers opportunities for multiple advances from renewable fuel to antibiotics

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11 January 20189 January 2018

Bacteria Use Multiple Enzymes to Degrade Plant Biomass

Nature demonstrates how bacteria degrade lignin and provides better understanding to make biofuels

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7 December 20175 December 2017

3D-printed minifactories

Group of ETH researchers has introduced a new 3D printing platform that works using living matter

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Salmon-pink tobacco

How plants can be transformed into bio-factories

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16 August 201710 August 2017

Advanced Fermentation Agitation with Methanotrophs and Other Organisms

Gregory Benz, a member of Lee Enterprises Consulting, special to The Digest

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7 July 20173 July 2017

Conducting Shell for Bacteria

Coating of individual bacterial cells with an electron-conducting polymer provides for a high-performance anode for microbial fuel-cell application

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16 June 201713 June 2017

Fungal Enzymes Team Up to More Efficiently Break Down Cellulose

Collaborative science initiative enables resolution of fungal protein complexes

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31 May 201729 May 2017

The Efficient Clade: Lactic Acid Bacteria for Industrial Chemical Production

Studies from food- and health-related sciences shed light on the potential of lactic acid bacteria for microbial chemical production

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24 May 201722 May 2017

Liquid-crystal and bacterial living materials self-organize and move in their own way

Mood rings, mucus, and slug slime: What do they all have in common?

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16 May 201715 May 2017

Pushing Bacterial Biohybrids to Applications

Exploring current in vitro studies of bacterial biohybrids, the first attempts at in vivo biohybrid research, and problems to be addressed for the future