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33149289
PMC7116757
pmc
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{ "abstract": "The growing importance of applications based on machine learning is driving the need to develop dedicated, energy-efficient electronic hardware. Compared with von-Neumann architectures, brain-inspired in-memory computing uses the same basic device structure for logic operations and data storage 1 – 3 ,...
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33149289
PMC7116757
pmc
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{ "abstract": "The growing importance of applications based on machine learning is driving the need to develop dedicated, energy-efficient electronic hardware. Compared with von-Neumann architectures, brain-inspired in-memory computing uses the same basic device structure for logic operations and data storage 1 – 3 ,...
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33149289
PMC7116757
pmc
2,551
{ "abstract": "The growing importance of applications based on machine learning is driving the need to develop dedicated, energy-efficient electronic hardware. Compared with von-Neumann architectures, brain-inspired in-memory computing uses the same basic device structure for logic operations and data storage 1 – 3 ,...
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33149289
PMC7116757
pmc
2,551
{ "abstract": "The growing importance of applications based on machine learning is driving the need to develop dedicated, energy-efficient electronic hardware. Compared with von-Neumann architectures, brain-inspired in-memory computing uses the same basic device structure for logic operations and data storage 1 – 3 ,...
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PMC8913906
pmc
2,552
{ "abstract": "Summary Biorefineries have a pivotal role in the bioeconomy scenario for the transition from fossil‐based processes towards more sustainable ones relying on renewable resources. Lignocellulose is a prominent feedstock since its abundance and relatively low cost. Microorganisms are often protagonists of...
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30870453
PMC6417678
pmc
2,553
{ "abstract": "Non-methanotrophic bacteria such as methylotrophs often coexist with methane-oxidizing bacteria (methanotrophs) by cross-feeding on methane-derived carbon. Methanol has long been considered a major compound that mediates cross-feeding of methane-derived carbon. Despite the potential importance of cross...
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34160888
PMC8541784
pmc
2,554
{ "abstract": "Summary Lignins are cell wall‐located aromatic polymers that provide strength and hydrophobicity to woody tissues. Lignin monomers are synthesized via the phenylpropanoid pathway, wherein CAFFEOYL SHIKIMATE ESTERASE (CSE) converts caffeoyl shikimate into caffeic acid. Here, we explored the role of the ...
4,551
38682447
PMC11200011
pmc
2,555
{ "abstract": "Abstract The development of soft electronics and soft fiber devices has significantly advanced flexible and wearable technology. However, they still face the risk of damage when exposed to sharp objects in real‐life applications. Taking inspiration from nature, self‐healable materials that can restore ...
8,135
30307662
PMC6282539
pmc
2,557
{ "abstract": "Abstract Methanogenic communities play a crucial role in carbon cycling and biotechnology (anaerobic digestion), but our understanding of how their diversity, or composition in general, determines the rate of methane production is very limited. Studies to date have been correlational because of the dif...
3,657
35694474
PMC9178951
pmc
2,558
{ "abstract": "Superhydrophobic\nsurfaces have great potential for various applications\nowing to their superior dewetting and mobility of water droplets.\nHowever, the physical robustness of nano/microscale rough surface\nstructures supporting superhydrophobicity is critical in real applications.\nIn this study, to ...
7,163
25757097
PMC4408185
pmc
2,559
{ "abstract": "B acillus subtilis is a widespread and diverse bacterium t exhibits a remarkable intraspecific diversity of the ComQXPA quorum-sensing (QS) system. This manifests in the existence of distinct communication groups (pherotypes) that can efficiently communicate within a group, but not between groups. Sim...
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29430211
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2,560
{ "abstract": "The processes used to create synthetic spider silk greatly affect the properties of the produced fibers. This paper investigates the effect of process variations during artificial spinning on the thermal and mechanical properties of the produced silk. Property values are also compared to the ones of th...
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18952513
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s2
2,561
{ "abstract": "This review focuses on the self-assembly of macromolecules mediated by the biorecognition of peptide/protein domains. Structures forming alpha-helices and beta-sheets have been used to mediate self-assembly into hydrogels of peptides, reactive copolymers and peptide motifs, block copolymers, and graft ...
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39286993
PMC11840469
pmc
2,562
{ "abstract": "Abstract It is generally assumed that contact angle hysteresis of superhydrophobic surfaces scales with liquid–solid contact fraction, however, its experimental verification has been problematic due to the limited accuracy of contact angle and sliding angle goniometry. Advances in cantilever‐based fric...
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36580382
PMC9809966
pmc
2,563
{ "abstract": "ABSTRACT Synthetic communities grown in well-controlled conditions are an important tool to decipher the mechanisms driving community dynamics. However, replicate time series of synthetic human gut communities in chemostats are rare, and it is thus still an open question to what extent stochasticity im...
3,633
26161139
PMC4496950
pmc
2,566
{ "abstract": "Background Lignocellulosic biomass has the potential to be a major source of renewable sugar for biofuel production. Before enzymatic hydrolysis, biomass must first undergo a pretreatment step in order to be more susceptible to saccharification and generate high yields of fermentable sugars. Lignin, a ...
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27697682
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2,567
{ "abstract": "Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biodegradable polymers that can substitute for petroleum-based plastics in a variety of applications. One avenue to commercial PHA production involves coupling waste-based synthesis with the use of mixed microbial consortia (MMC). In this regard, production requires max...
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PMC1794243
pmc
2,570
{ "abstract": "Background The origin of eukaryotic cells was one of the most dramatic evolutionary transitions in the history of life. It is generally assumed that eukaryotes evolved later then prokaryotes by the transformation or fusion of prokaryotic lineages. However, as yet there is no consensus regarding the nat...
770
30287755
PMC6313629
pmc
2,571
{ "abstract": "Generating chemical energy carriers and bulk chemicals from solar energy by microbial metabolic capacities is a promising technology. In this long-term study of over 500 days, methane was produced by a microbial community that was fed by the mono-substrate glycolate, which was derived from engineered a...
4,793
30804382
PMC6389951
pmc
2,572
{ "abstract": "To prevent the settlement and/or the growth of fouling organisms (i.e. bacteria, fungi or microalgae), benthic sessile species have developed various defense mechanisms among which the production of chemical molecules. While studies have mostly focused on the release of chemical compounds by single spe...
4,485
24586260
PMC3929350
pmc
2,574
{ "abstract": "A distinct succession from a hydrolytic to a hydrogeno- and acetotrophic community was well documented by DGGE (denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis) and dHPLC (denaturing high performance liquid chromatography), and confirmed by qPCR (quantitative PCR) measurements and DNA sequence analyses. We cou...
5,003
38549615
PMC10972764
pmc
2,575
{ "abstract": "Due to the complicated metabolic and regulatory networks of l -serine biosynthesis and degradation, microbial cell factories for l -serine production using non-model microorganisms have not been reported. In this study, a combination of synthetic biology and process optimization were applied in an et...
2,317
38286984
PMC10825196
pmc
2,576
{ "abstract": "Efforts to produce aromatic monomers through catalytic lignin depolymerization have historically focused on aryl–ether bond cleavage. A large fraction of aromatic monomers in lignin, however, are linked by various carbon–carbon (C–C) bonds that are more challenging to cleave and limit the yields of aro...
3,444
36085516
PMC9666503
pmc
2,578
{ "abstract": "Drought disrupts soil microbial activity and many biogeochemical processes. Although plant-associated fungi can support plant performance and nutrient cycling during drought, their effects on nearby drought-exposed soil microbial communities are not well resolved. We used H 2 18 O quantitative stable i...
4,005
30691012
PMC6462935
pmc
2,579
{ "abstract": "Heterocysts are specialized cells that differentiate in the filaments of heterocystous cyanobacteria. Their role is to maintain a microoxic environment for the nitrogenase enzyme during diazotrophic growth. The lack of photosynthetic water oxidation in the heterocyst puts special constraints on the ene...
1,074
39824798
PMC11742011
pmc
2,580
{ "abstract": "Effective heat dissipation remains a grand challenge for energy-dense devices and systems. As heterogeneous integration becomes increasingly inevitable in electronics, thermal resistance at interfaces has emerged as a critical bottleneck for thermal management. However, existing thermal interface solut...
7,012
40001153
PMC11863533
pmc
2,581
{ "abstract": "Background A transgenic strain of Escherichia coli has been engineered to directly assimilate gaseous CO 2 into its biomass through hydrogen-powered anaerobic respiration. This was achieved by expressing key components of the reverse tricarboxylic acid (rTCA) cycle, including genes encoding α-ketogl...
8,367
38516083
PMC10952061
pmc
2,582
{ "abstract": "Oceans and salt lakes contain vast amounts of uranium. Uranium recovery from natural water not only copes with radioactive pollution in water but also can sustain the fuel supply for nuclear power. The adsorption-assisted electrochemical processes offer a promising route for efficient uranium extractio...
8,507
29565975
PMC5863959
pmc
2,583
{ "abstract": "The complex morphologies observed in many biofilms play a critical role in the survival of these microbial communities. Recently, the formation of wrinkles has been the focus of many studies aimed at finding fundamental information on morphogenesis during development. While the underlying genetic mecha...
2,748
35759507
PMC9269948
pmc
2,584
{ "abstract": "The topology of metabolic networks is recognisably modular with modules weakly connected apart from sharing a pool of currency metabolites. Here, we defined modules as sets of reversible reactions isolated from the rest of metabolism by irreversible reactions except for the exchange of currency metabol...
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28713623
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s2
2,585
{ "abstract": "Synthetic microbial consortia are conglomerations of multiple strains of genetically engineered microbes programmed to cooperatively bring about population-level phenotypes. By coordinating their activity, the constituent strains can display emergent behaviors that are difficult to engineer into isogen...
487
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PMC5834416
pmc
2,586
{ "abstract": "Bacterial strains were isolated from the sediments of the Baltic Sea using ferulic acid, guaiacol or a lignin-rich softwood waste stream as substrate. In total nine isolates were obtained, five on ferulic acid, two on guaiacol and two on a lignin-rich softwood stream as a carbon source. Three of the is...
4,849
35630551
PMC9143230
pmc
2,588
{ "abstract": "Zwitterionic polymers as crucial antifouling materials exhibit excellent antifouling performance due to their strong hydration ability. The structure–property relationship at the molecular level still remains to be elucidated. In this work, the surface hydration ability of three antifouling polymer mem...
5,149
38594291
PMC11004001
pmc
2,589
{ "abstract": "We demonstrate a highly biomimetic spiking neuron capable of fast and energy-efficient neuronal oscillation dynamics. Our simple neuron circuit is constructed using silicon–germanium heterojunction based bipolar transistors ( HBT s) with nanowire structure. The HBT has a hysteresis window with steep ...
1,477
35024581
PMC8733261
pmc
2,590
{ "abstract": "Summary Polymer memristors are preeminent candidates for low-power edge computing paradigms. Poly[chalcogenoviologen- alt -triphenylamine] (PCVTPA) has been synthesized by direct coupling of chalcogeno-viologen as electron acceptor and 4-(bromomethyl)-N-(4-(bromo-methyl)phenyl)-N-phenylaniline as elect...
8,716
33380776
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s2
2,592
{ "abstract": "Piezoelectric nanomaterial-polymer composites represent a unique paradigm for making flexible energy harvesting and sensing devices with enhanced devices' performance. In this work, we studied various metal doped ZnO nanostructures, fabricated and characterized ZnO nanoparticle-PVDF composite thin film...
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22037345
null
s2
2,593
{ "abstract": "Synthetic biologists combine modular biological \"parts\" to create higher-order devices. Metabolic engineers construct biological \"pipes\" by optimizing the microbial conversion of basic substrates to desired compounds. Many scientists work at the intersection of these two philosophies, employing syn...
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PMC11998799
pmc
2,594
{ "abstract": "Abstract \nClimate change has caused drastic declines in corals. As sessile organisms, corals acclimate to environmental shifts through genome-wide changes in gene expression, epigenetic modifications, and alterations in microbiome composition. However, alternative splicing (AS), a conserved mechanism ...
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20865717
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2,595
{ "abstract": "No abstract available" }
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39499271
PMC11599339
pmc
2,599
{ "abstract": "Plant invasions are impacting alpine zones, altering key mutualisms that affect ecosystem functions. Plant–mycorrhizal associations are sensitive to invasion, but previous studies have been limited in the types of mycorrhizas examined. Consequently, little is known about how invaders that host rarer ty...
6,949
36864107
PMC9981606
pmc
2,600
{ "abstract": "The global degradation of coral reefs is steadily increasing with ongoing climate change. Yet coral larvae settlement, a key mechanism of coral population rejuvenation and recovery, is largely understudied. Here, we show how the lipophilic, settlement-inducing bacterial pigment cycloprodigiosin (CYPRO)...
3,208
23541503
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s2
2,602
{ "abstract": "Fatty acid metabolism is an attractive route to produce liquid transportation fuels and commodity oleochemicals from renewable feedstocks. Recently, genes and enzymes, which comprise metabolic pathways for producing fatty acid-derived compounds (e.g. esters, alkanes, olefins, ketones, alcohols, polyest...
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{ "abstract": "Spiking neuron models are used in a multitude of tasks ranging from understanding neural behavior at its most basic level to neuroprosthetics. Parameter estimation of a single neuron model, such that the model's output matches that of a biological neuron is an extremely important task. Hand tuning of p...
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27492680
PMC4974511
pmc
2,606
{ "abstract": "The ability for magnetite to act as a recyclable electron donor and acceptor for Fe-metabolizing bacteria has recently been shown. However, it remains poorly understood whether microbe-mineral interfacial electron transfer processes are limited by the redox capacity of the magnetite surface or that of ...
2,827
35727971
PMC9245687
pmc
2,608
{ "abstract": "Significance Combining (photo)electrochemical platforms with CO 2 -fixing bacteria as “living” biocatalysts has realized the highly selective reduction of CO 2 to C 2 + products, such as acetate. This approach also enables the downstream conversion of the initial CO 2 product to a higher-value one....
7,499
25237788
null
s2
2,609
{ "abstract": "Compost-assisted phytostabilization has recently emerged as a robust alternative for reclamation of metalliferous mine tailings. Previous studies suggest that root-associated microbes may be important for facilitating plant establishment on the tailings, yet little is known about the long-term dynamics...
505
35093526
null
s2
2,610
{ "abstract": "A variety of chemical and biological processes have been proposed for conversion of sustainable low-cost feedstocks into industrial products. Here, a biorefinery concept is formulated, modeled, and analyzed in which a naturally (hemi)cellulolytic and extremely thermophilic bacterium, Caldicellulosirupt...
225
23898300
PMC3722494
pmc
2,613
{ "abstract": "Coral reef communities are undergoing marked declines due to a variety of stressors including disease. The sea fan coral, Gorgonia ventalina , is a tractable study system to investigate mechanisms of immunity to a naturally occurring pathogen. Functional studies in Gorgonia ventalina immunity indica...
3,947
27141848
PMC4855234
pmc
2,614
{ "abstract": "Microalgae have emerged as a promising source for biofuel production. Massive oil and starch accumulation in microalgae is possible, but occurs mostly when biomass growth is impaired. The molecular networks underlying the negative correlation between growth and reserve formation are not known. Thus iso...
4,789
35055092
PMC8776115
pmc
2,616
{ "abstract": "This paper describes the use of silk protein, including fibroin and sericin, from an alkaline solution of Ca(OH) 2 for the clean degumming of silk, which is neutralized by sulfuric acid to create calcium salt precipitation. The whole sericin (WS) can not only be recycled, but completely degummed silk ...
1,778
31640553
PMC6805351
pmc
2,617
{ "abstract": "Background Escherichia coli C forms more robust biofilms than other laboratory strains. Biofilm formation and cell aggregation under a high shear force depend on temperature and salt concentrations. It is the last of five E. coli strains (C, K12, B, W, Crooks) designated as safe for laboratory purpo...
1,347
28084217
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s2
2,618
{ "abstract": "One goal of neuromorphic engineering is to create 'realistic' robotic systems that interact with the physical world by adopting neuromechanical principles from biology. Critical to this is the methodology to implement the spinal circuitry responsible for the behavior of afferented muscles. At its core,...
533
21625450
PMC3098866
pmc
2,619
{ "abstract": "Background An important function of many complex networks is to inhibit or promote the transmission of disease, resources, or information between individuals. However, little is known about how the temporal dynamics of individual-level interactions affect these networks and constrain their function. An...
2,162
28093073
PMC5240273
pmc
2,620
{ "abstract": "Methane emissions from ruminal fermentation contribute significantly to total anthropological greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. New meta-omics technologies are beginning to revolutionise our understanding of the rumen microbial community structure, metabolic potential and metabolic activity. Here we expl...
1,014
26199945
PMC4496466
pmc
2,622
{ "abstract": "Cyanobacteria are widely distributed Gram-negative bacteria with a long evolutionary history and the only prokaryotes that perform plant-like oxygenic photosynthesis. Cyanobacteria possess several advantages as hosts for biotechnological applications, including simple growth requirements, ease of genet...
1,545
28861523
PMC5566838
pmc
2,623
{ "abstract": "Microbial methane consumption is a critical component of the global carbon cycle, with wide-ranging implications for climate regulation and hydrocarbon exploitation. Nonetheless, quantifying methane metabolism typically involves logistically challenging methods and/or specialized equipment; these imped...
10,314
28225593
null
s2
2,624
{ "abstract": "Hierarchical organization of macromolecules through self-assembly is a prominent feature in biological systems. Synthetic fabrication of such structures provides materials with emergent functions. Here, we report the fabrication of self-assembled superstructures through coengineering of recombinant pro...
241
25791378
null
s2
2,625
{ "abstract": "The production of biogas (methane) by an anaerobic digestion is an important facet to renewable energy, but is subject to instability due to the sensitivity of strictly anaerobic methanogenic archaea (methanogens) to environmental perturbations, such as oxygen. An understanding of the oxidant-sensing m...
334
21790934
PMC3187870
pmc
2,626
{ "abstract": "The concept of alternative stable states has long been a dominant framework for studying the influence of historical contingency in community assembly. This concept focuses on stable states, yet many real communities are kept in a transient state by disturbance, and the utility of predictions for stabl...
2,411
23868125
PMC3715667
pmc
2,627
{ "abstract": "Caloramator celer strain JW/YL-NZ35 is a Gram-positive thermophilic, alkalitolerant, and strictly anaerobic bacterium capable of producing hydrogen and ethanol under extreme conditions. The draft genome sequence presented here will provide valuable information to further explore the physiology of this...
88
33892498
PMC8220308
pmc
2,630
{ "abstract": "Abstract The identification of the asgard archaea has fueled speculations regarding the nature of the archaeal host in eukaryogenesis and its level of complexity prior to endosymbiosis. Here, we analyzed the coding capacity of 150 eukaryotes, 1,000 bacteria, and 226 archaea, including the only cultured...
3,896
33552017
PMC7854539
pmc
2,631
{ "abstract": "Although microbial communities of anaerobic bioreactors have been extensively studied using DNA-based tools, there are still several knowledge gaps regarding the microbiology of the process, in particular integration of all generated data is still limited. One understudied core phylum within anaerobic ...
5,481
36133603
PMC9418055
pmc
2,638
{ "abstract": "A bio-based piezoelectric egg shell membrane (ESM) is used for energy harvesting applications in the form of two and three-component nanohybrids. A bio-waste piezo-filler in a piezoelectric polymer matrix was designed through an induced β-phase nucleation in the matrix using an organically modified two...
7,864
39511174
PMC11543930
pmc
2,641
{ "abstract": "Microbial formation and oxidation of volatile alkanes in anoxic environments significantly impacts biogeochemical cycles on Earth. The discovery of archaea oxidizing volatile alkanes via deeply branching methyl-coenzyme M reductase variants, dubbed alkyl-CoM reductases (ACR), prompted the hypothesis of...
2,699
36135659
PMC9504979
pmc
2,642
{ "abstract": "The mutualistic interactions between mycorrhizae and plants first occurred along with the terrestrialization of plants. The majority of vascular plants are in symbiosis with mycorrhizal fungi. Due to their importance to the economy and ecology, arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fung...
4,247
37427028
PMC10323739
pmc
2,643
{ "abstract": "As the global human population continues to grow, the demand for food rises accordingly. Unfortunately, anthropogenic activities, climate change, and the release of gases from the utilization of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides are causing detrimental effects on sustainable food production and agro...
1,212
39505912
PMC11542040
pmc
2,644
{ "abstract": "While the ruminant gut archaeome regulates the gut microbiota and hydrogen balance, it is also a major producer of the greenhouse gas methane. However, ruminant gut archaeome diversity within the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of ruminant animals worldwide remains largely underexplored. Here, we construc...
3,181
31772294
PMC6879535
pmc
2,645
{ "abstract": "The repertoire of redox-active enzymes produced by the marine fungus Peniophora sp. CBMAI 1063, a laccase hyper-producer strain, was characterized by omics analyses. The genome revealed 309 Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes (CAZymes) genes, including 48 predicted genes related to the modification and degra...
9,437
29255804
PMC5733113
pmc
2,650
{ "abstract": "Maximizing output power density with design parameters.", "conclusion": "CONCLUSIONS Triboelectric generators make use of the surface charge maintained in an insulating material during the repeated contact and separation of a dissimilar material. Electrostatic induction due to the separation of two c...
1,969
38637578
PMC11026409
pmc
2,651
{ "abstract": "Trait-based frameworks are promising tools to understand the functional consequences of community shifts in response to environmental change. The applicability of these tools to soil microbes is limited by a lack of functional trait data and a focus on categorical traits. To address this gap for an imp...
10,588
30483277
PMC6240842
pmc
2,652
{ "abstract": "Plant root symbiosis with Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi improves uptake of water and mineral nutrients, improving plant development under stressful conditions. Unraveling the unified transcriptomic signature of a successful colonization provides a better understanding of symbiosis. We developed a f...
6,542
33912358
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s2
2,654
{ "abstract": "Hydrogels are frequently used biomaterials due to their similarity in hydration and structure to biological tissues. However, their utility is limited by poor mechanical properties, namely, a lack of strength and stiffness that mimic that of tissues, particularly load-bearing tissues. Thus, numerous re...
153
31491923
PMC6770704
pmc
2,655
{ "abstract": "Metal hyperaccumulating plants should have extremely efficient defense mechanisms, enabling growth and development in a polluted environment. Brassica species are known to display hyperaccumulation capability. Brassica juncea (Indiana mustard) v. Malopolska plants were exposed to trace elements, i....
5,018
25338507
PMC4206842
pmc
2,658
{ "abstract": "Quasi-periodic structures of natural biomaterial membranes have great potentials to serve as resonance cavities to generate ecological friendly optoelectronic devices with low cost. To achieve the first attempt for the illustration of the underlying principle, the Pieris canidia butterfly wing was em...
1,543
34433669
PMC8536335
pmc
2,659
{ "abstract": "Significance Designing neuromorphic hardware for cryoelectronics is an important area of research as the field of computing paradigms beyond complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) progresses. Superconductivity and metal−insulator transitions are two of the most celebrated emergent, collective p...
987
25645243
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s2
2,660
{ "abstract": "In hot deserts, plants cope with aridity, high temperatures, and nutrient-poor soils with morphological and biochemical adaptations that encompass intimate microbial symbioses. Whereas the root microbiomes of arid-land plants have received increasing attention, factors influencing assemblages of symbio...
497
24936704
PMC4108209
pmc
2,661
{ "abstract": "The noncoded aromatic 3,4-dihydroxy- l -phenylalanine (DOPA) amino acid has a pivotal role in the remarkable adhesive properties displayed by marine mussels. These properties have inspired the design of adhesive chemical entities through various synthetic approaches. DOPA-containing bioinspired polymer...
5,079
24397404
PMC3897908
pmc
2,664
{ "abstract": "Background Over the recent years the production of Ehrlich pathway derived chemicals was shown in a variety of hosts such as Escherichia coli , Corynebacterium glutamicum , and yeast. Exemplarily the production of isobutyric acid was demonstrated in Escherichia coli with remarkable titers and yield...
3,178
37332719
PMC10272611
pmc
2,665
{ "abstract": "Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) play a key role in terrestrial ecosystems, while the ecological restoration application of AMF in mining areas has been progressively gaining attention. This study simulated a low nitrogen (N) environment in copper tailings mining soil to explore inoculative effects o...
4,298
26146457
PMC4394151
pmc
2,666
{ "abstract": "Graphical abstract", "introduction": "1 Introduction An emerging technology for the treatment of a variety of reducible pollutants is the utilization of palladium metal (Pd(0)) catalysts [1] . Heterogeneous Pd(0) catalysts are able to dissociatively absorb reactive hydrogen, which can drive hydrogen...
4,637
39660099
PMC7617206
pmc
2,667
{ "abstract": "Photosynthetic microalgae are an attractive source of food, fuel, or nutraceuticals, but commercial production of microalgae is limited by low spatial efficiency. In the present study we developed a simple photosynthetic hydrogel system that cultivates the green microalga, Marinichlorella kaistiae KA...
4,418
39660099
PMC7617206
pmc
2,667
{ "abstract": "Photosynthetic microalgae are an attractive source of food, fuel, or nutraceuticals, but commercial production of microalgae is limited by low spatial efficiency. In the present study we developed a simple photosynthetic hydrogel system that cultivates the green microalga, Marinichlorella kaistiae KA...
4,418
39660099
PMC7617206
pmc
2,668
{ "abstract": "Photosynthetic microalgae are an attractive source of food, fuel, or nutraceuticals, but commercial production of microalgae is limited by low spatial efficiency. In the present study we developed a simple photosynthetic hydrogel system that cultivates the green microalga, Marinichlorella kaistiae KA...
4,418
39660099
PMC7617206
pmc
2,668
{ "abstract": "Photosynthetic microalgae are an attractive source of food, fuel, or nutraceuticals, but commercial production of microalgae is limited by low spatial efficiency. In the present study we developed a simple photosynthetic hydrogel system that cultivates the green microalga, Marinichlorella kaistiae KA...
4,418
35345437
PMC8941415
pmc
2,669
{ "abstract": "Classic computational models of collective motion suggest that simple local averaging rules can promote many observed group-level patterns. Recent studies, however, suggest that rules simpler than local averaging may be at play in real organisms; for example, fish stochastically align towards only one ...
6,283
27324572
PMC4958695
pmc
2,670
{ "abstract": "Cable bacteria are long, multicellular filaments that can conduct electric currents over centimeter-scale distances. All cable bacteria identified to date belong to the deltaproteobacterial family Desulfobulbaceae and have not been isolated in pure culture yet. Their taxonomic delineation and exact p...
3,991
27077867
PMC4851038
pmc
2,671
{ "abstract": "In this paper, two different piezoelectric transducers—a ceramic piezoelectric, lead zirconate titanate (PZT), and a polymeric piezoelectric, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)—were compared in terms of energy that could be harvested during locomotion activities. The transducers were placed into a tight su...
1,930
34964290
PMC8650569
pmc
2,672
{ "abstract": "Abstract Interspecific interactions within biofilms determine relative species abundance, growth dynamics, community resilience, and success or failure of invasion by an extraneous organism. However, deciphering interspecific interactions and assessing their contribution to biofilm properties and funct...
4,138
37275577
PMC10238267
pmc
2,674
{ "abstract": "Microbial bioelectrochemical system (BES) is a promising sustainable technology for the electrical energy recovery and the treatment of recalcitrant and toxic pollutants. In microbial BESs, the conversion of harmful pollutants into harmless products can be catalyzed by microorganisms at the anode (Type...
1,677
22629347
PMC3357441
pmc
2,676
{ "abstract": "Background The diversity of plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) has been experimentally shown to alter plant and AMF productivity. However, little is known about how plant and AMF diversity interact to shape their respective productivity. Methodology/Principal Findings We co-manipulated the d...
3,335
35155840
PMC8816652
pmc
2,677
{ "abstract": "Microbial cell factories (bacteria and fungi) are the leading producers of beneficial natural products such as lycopene, carotene, herbal medicine, and biodiesel etc. These microorganisms are considered efficient due to their effective bioprocessing strategy (monoculture- and consortial-based approach)...
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19116616
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{ "abstract": "Systems analysis of metabolic and growth functions in microbial organisms is rapidly developing and maturing. Such studies are enabled by reconstruction, at the genomic scale, of the biochemical reaction networks that underlie cellular processes. The network reconstruction process is organism specific ...
190
30356284
PMC6200223
pmc
2,680
{ "abstract": "Understanding which factors enhance or mitigate the impact of high temperatures on corals is crucial to predict the severity of coral bleaching worldwide. On the one hand, global warming is usually associated with high ultraviolet radiation levels (UVR), and surface water nutrient depletion due to stra...
4,185
35258342
PMC9040813
pmc
2,681
{ "abstract": "ABSTRACT Methylomicrobium album BG8 is an aerobic methanotrophic bacterium with promising features as a microbial cell factory for the conversion of methane to value-added chemicals. However, the lack of a genome-scale metabolic model (GEM) of M. album BG8 has hindered the development of systems bio...
4,640
35704862
PMC10123809
pmc
2,682
{ "abstract": "The concept of creating all-mechanical soft microrobotic systems has great potential to address outstanding challenges in biomedical applications, and introduce more sustainable and multifunctional products. To this end, magnetic fields and light have been extensively studied as potential energy source...
9,852
24466058
PMC3899235
pmc
2,683
{ "abstract": "The photosynthetic cyanobacterium, Synechocystis sp. strain 6803, is a potential platform for the production of various chemicals and biofuels. In this study, direct photosynthetic production of a biopolymer, polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), in genetically engineered Synechocystis sp. achieved as high a...
3,529
39811608
PMC11732554
pmc
2,684
{ "abstract": "Protein-based biomaterials are in high demand due to their high biocompatibility, non-toxicity, and biodegradability. In this study, we explore the bacterial E. coli secreted protein A (EspA), which self-assembles into long extracellular filaments, as a potential building block for new protein-based ...
7,350
22313382
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2,685
{ "abstract": "The aim of the study was to determine the extent and mechanism of influence on silica condensation that is presented by a range of known silicifying recombinant chimeras (R5: SSKKSGSYSGSKGSKRRIL; A1: SGSKGSKRRIL; and Si4-1: MSPHPHPRHHHT and repeats thereof) attached at the N-terminus end of a 15-mer re...
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33203914
PMC7672225
pmc
2,687
{ "abstract": "Corals are dependent upon lipids as energy reserves to mount a metabolic response to biotic and abiotic challenges. This study profiled lipids, fatty acids, and microbial communities of healthy and white syndrome (WS) diseased colonies of Acropora hyacinthus sampled from reefs in Western Australia, t...
6,773
33287204
PMC7761717
pmc
2,688
{ "abstract": "Bacteria are the driving force of the microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology, which benefits from their natural ability to degrade organic matter and generate electricity. The development of an efficient anodic biofilm has a significant impact on the power performance of this technology so it is essentia...
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