Spider silk is a strong animal fiber derived from spiders and can be used to make bulletproof vests. For decades, materials scientists have regarded spider silk as an environmentally friendly alternative to synthetic fibers such as nylon and Kevlar fibers, which are currently used in bulletproof clothing manufacturing. However, it is costly and requires a…
At present, Spain has a large amount of biomass (olive leaves) that has not been fully utilized, but discarded olive leaves are rich in valuable bioactive compounds, giving them the opportunity to become a potential carbon source for various industries. The number of underutilized olive leaves is astonishing. Olive trees planted for the production of…
With the increasing awareness of environmental issues and sustainability, the demand for products such as environmental protection, high-quality food, and cosmetics is also increasing. At this critical moment, microorganisms become potential key players, providing important solutions for these seemingly completely different problems. Microbial Cell Factory: A Wonderful Revolution The field of systemic metabolic engineering…
Research background: The use of renewable substrates such as glycerol to produce 3-HP is a promising method. However, the production of 3-HP from glycerol requires vitamin B-12, which hinders its economic feasibility. Research has shown that using glycerol as a substrate β- The alanine pathway can efficiently produce 3-HP. Therefore, a comparison was made between…
/01/Trillion imagination The term “synthetic biology” first appeared in the 1970s, until it was redefined by Stanford professor Eric Kool in 2000 by introducing engineering concepts based on genomics and systems biology, marking the emergence of this discipline. Simply put, synthetic biology is the use of engineered organisms such as bacteria to produce various…
OpenAI, a well-known developer of ChatGPT, a generative pre training language model, suddenly resigned from Ultraman’s position as CEO on the 17th. Insiders revealed that this is related to AI security claims, development speed, and the commercialization of OpenAI. In fact, as early as April this year, a group of AI industry leaders and experts…
Biomanufacturing technology based on synthetic biology can create novel creations in a flexible and diverse manner that have not been before. However, due to the complexity of biological systems, researchers have to rely on repeated experiments to cultivate and screen engineering microorganisms with superior performance. To reduce the number of experiments and improve the efficiency…
On November 8, 2023 Eastern Time, synthetic biology company Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA, hereinafter referred to as Ginkgo) released its financial performance report for the third quarter of 2023. (Source: Company website) According to the company’s official website, Ginkgo’s total revenue in the third quarter of 2023 was $55 million, down from $66 million…
On November 8, 2023, after 15 years, the Synthetic Yeast Genome Project 2.0 (Sc2.0) research team announced a significant milestone: all 16 chromosomes of synthesized yeast, including a newly synthesized tRNA chromosome, have been synthesized, creating a yeast strain containing over 50% synthetic DNA. The relevant achievements have been published in Cell, Molecular Cell, and…
On November 16th local time in the United States, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: VRTX) and CRISPR Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CRSP) announced that the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority (MHRA) has awarded their jointly developed CRISPR gene editing therapy CASGEVY ™ Conditional marketing license for exaagloggene autotemcel for the treatment of sickle cell anemia (SCD) and…