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PMC9363821
pmc
880
{ "abstract": "Microbial biofilms show high phenotypic and genetic diversity, yet the mechanisms underlying diversity generation and maintenance remain unclear. Here, we investigate how spatial patterns of growth activity within a biofilm lead to spatial patterns of genetic diversity. Using individual-based computer ...
4,503
33106602
PMC7610411
pmc
881
{ "abstract": "Eukaryogenesis is one of the most enigmatic evolutionary transitions, during which simple prokaryotic cells gave rise to complex eukaryotic cells. While evolutionary intermediates are lacking, gene duplications provide information on the order of events by which eukaryotes originated. Here we use a phy...
718
32810127
PMC7480867
pmc
882
{ "abstract": "Social interaction between microbes can be described at many levels of details: from the biochemistry of cell-cell interactions to the ecological dynamics of populations. Choosing an appropriate level to model microbial communities without losing generality remains a challenge. Here we show that modeli...
3,559
38055772
PMC10729037
pmc
884
{ "abstract": "Rare earth elements (REE) are essential ingredients in\nmany modern\ntechnologies, yet their purification remains either environmentally\nharmful or economically unviable. Adsorption, or biosorption, of REE\nonto bacterial cell membranes offers a sustainable alternative to\ntraditional solvent extracti...
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33041468
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{ "abstract": "Superhydrophilic zwitterions have been extensively exploited for surface modification to improve antifouling properties. However, it remains challenging to form layers of < 20 nm with high zwitterion content on the surfaces with different degrees of hydrophilicity. We demonstrate that amine-functionali...
223
35036688
PMC8756567
pmc
887
{ "abstract": "The rapidly developing\nartificial intelligence (AI) requires revolutionary\ncomputing architectures to break the energy efficiency bottleneck\ncaused by the traditional von Neumann computing architecture. In addition,\nthe emerging brain–machine interface also requires computational\ncircuitry that ca...
4,672
40305870
PMC12043352
pmc
888
{ "abstract": "SUMMARY Cyanobacteria are investigated for fundamental photosynthesis research and sustainable production of valuable biochemicals. However, low product titer and biomass productivities are major bottlenecks to the economical scale‐up. Recent studies have shown that the introduction of a metabolic sink...
6,391
33941698
PMC8126839
pmc
889
{ "abstract": "Significance Coral reefs are in catastrophic decline worldwide, in part due to increasingly warm surface waters that cause mass coral bleaching and mortality. However, corals in the northern Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba have shown no sign of bleaching, despite local seawater temperature rising faster than...
3,039
36425758
PMC9679549
pmc
891
{ "abstract": "Summary Green self-powered devices based on biodegradable materials have attracted widespread attention. Here, we propose the construction of the transient biotriboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) using green-in-green bionanocompoites. The green-in-green nanocomposites, cellulose nanocrystal (CNC)/polyhyd...
6,268
35609504
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s2
892
{ "abstract": "Synthetic microbial consortia represent a frontier of synthetic biology that promises versatile engineering of cellular functions. They are primarily developed through the design and construction of cellular interactions that coordinate individual dynamics and generate collective behaviors. Here we rev...
231
31922128
PMC6946262
pmc
894
{ "abstract": "The von Neumann bottleneck has spawned the rapid expansion of neuromorphic engineering and brain-like networks. Synapses serve as bridges for information transmission and connection in the biological nervous system. The direct implementation of neural networks may depend on novel materials and devices ...
1,033
36367937
PMC9651858
pmc
895
{ "abstract": "A robust power device for wearable technologies and soft electronics must feature good encapsulation, high deformability, and reliable electrical outputs. Despite substantial progress in materials and architectures for two-dimensional (2D) planar power configurations, fiber-based systems remain limited...
2,174
32929064
PMC7490352
pmc
898
{ "abstract": "Recently, three-terminal synaptic devices have attracted considerable attention owing to their nondestructive weight-update behavior, which is attributed to the completely separated terminals for reading and writing. However, the structural limitations of these devices, such as a low array density and ...
1,801
25359219
PMC4215303
pmc
899
{ "abstract": "To simplify the architecture of a neuromorphic system, it is extremely desirable to develop synaptic cells with the capacity of low operation power, high density integration, and well controlled synaptic behaviors. In this study, we develop a resistive switching device (ReRAM)-based synaptic cell, fabr...
262
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PMC11259175
pmc
901
{ "abstract": "The algal endosymbiont Durusdinium trenchii enhances the resilience of coral reefs under thermal stress. D. trenchii can live freely or in endosymbiosis, and the analysis of genetic markers suggests that this species has undergone whole-genome duplication (WGD). However, the evolutionary mechanisms...
2,342
23390580
PMC3565167
pmc
902
{ "abstract": "The accurate calculation of decimal fractions is still a challenge for the binary-coded computations that rely on von Neumann paradigm. Here, we report a kind of memristive abacus based on synaptic Ag-Ge-Se device, in which the memristive long-term potentiation and depression are caused by a chemically...
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{ "abstract": "In order to better understand the relationship between Flagelliform (Flag) spider silk molecular structural organization and the mechanisms of fiber assembly, it was designed and produced the " }
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PMC7819203
pmc
906
{ "abstract": "Background Lignin deposited in plant cell walls negatively affects biomass conversion into advanced bioproducts. There is therefore a strong interest in developing bioenergy crops with reduced lignin content or altered lignin structures. Another desired trait for bioenergy crops is the ability to accum...
1,922
37546216
PMC10401328
pmc
907
{ "abstract": "The commercial application of surfaces with superhydrophilic (SHPL) properties is well known as an efficient strategy to address problems such as anti-fogging, anti-frosting, and anti-biological contamination. However, current SHPL coatings are limited by their poor water and abrasion resistances. Thus...
9,354
32670405
PMC7341569
pmc
908
{ "abstract": "Lignocellulose is the most abundant biomass on earth with an annual production of about 2 × 10 11 tons. It is an inedible renewable carbonaceous resource that is very rich in pentose and hexose sugars. The ability of microorganisms to use lignocellulosic sugars can be exploited for the production of b...
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{ "abstract": "Silkworms and spiders generate fibers that exhibit high strength and extensibility. The underlying mechanisms involved in processing silk proteins into fiber form remain incompletely understood, resulting in the failure to fully recapitulate the remarkable properties of native fibers in vitro from rege...
311
34751128
PMC8579308
pmc
910
{ "abstract": "Bacteria commonly live in spatially structured biofilm assemblages, which are\nencased by an extracellular matrix. Metabolic activity of the cells inside\nbiofilms causes gradients in local environmental conditions, which leads to the\nemergence of physiologically differentiated subpopulations. Informa...
4,246
35729336
PMC9213395
pmc
911
{ "abstract": "Memristors, when utilized as electronic components in circuits, can offer opportunities for the implementation of novel reconfigurable electronics. While they have been used in large arrays, studies in ensembles of devices are comparatively limited. Here we propose a vertically stacked memristor config...
2,298
36846531
PMC9939870
pmc
912
{ "abstract": "An artificial neural network (ANN) is a computational system that is designed to replicate and process the behavior of the human brain using neuron nodes. ANNs are made up of thousands of processing neurons with input and output modules that self-learn and compute data to offer the best results. The ha...
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{ "abstract": "There is great interest in engineering photoautotrophic metabolism to generate bioproducts of societal importance. Despite the success in employing genome-scale modeling coupled with flux balance analysis to engineer heterotrophic metabolism, the lack of proper constraints necessary to generate biologi...
332
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PMC4930481
pmc
914
{ "abstract": "Summary Can a heterotrophic organism be evolved to synthesize biomass from CO 2 directly? So far, non-native carbon fixation in which biomass precursors are synthesized solely from CO 2 has remained an elusive grand challenge. Here, we demonstrate how a combination of rational metabolic rewiring, rec...
2,599
36909754
PMC9997075
pmc
916
{ "abstract": "A hybrid piezo/triboelectric nanogenerator (H/P-TENG) is designed for mechanical energy harvesting using polymer ceramic composite films; polydimethylsiloxane/Ba(Zr 0.2 Ti 0.8 )O 3 –0.5(Ba 0.7 Ca 0.3 )TiO 3 (PDMS/BZT–BCT) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). A lead-free BZT–BCT piezoelectric ceramic was prepa...
3,066
34195439
PMC8233142
pmc
918
{ "abstract": "The columbic efficiency, removal efficiency and voltage production of seven different combinations of carbon (acetic acid, albumin and sucrose) with nutrients (C:N, C:P, C:S, C:N:S, C:P:S, C:N:P and C: N:S:P) were investigated at three different ratios (20:1, 15:1 and 10:1). The effects of various pH v...
8,144
35639688
PMC9191640
pmc
920
{ "abstract": "Significance Biological carbon fixation provides opportunities to directly utilize CO 2 to synthesize a broad range of value-added compounds, potentially displacing petroleum feedstock use in industry. Chemoautotrophs are particularly interesting as their carbon fixation can be driven chemically by re...
1,613
27047476
PMC4797314
pmc
921
{ "abstract": "Deep-sea oceanic crust constitutes the largest region of the earth’s surface. Accumulating evidence suggests that unique microbial communities are supported by iron cycling processes, particularly in the young (<10 million-year old), cool (<25°C) subsurface oceanic crust. To test this hypothesis, we in...
5,169
21427286
PMC3063381
pmc
922
{ "abstract": "Hydrogen gas (H 2 ) is a possible future transportation fuel that can be produced by anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria via nitrogenase. The electrons for H 2 are usually derived from organic compounds. Thus, one would expect more H 2 to be produced when anoxygenic phototrophs are supplied with increas...
2,718
35541202
PMC9077550
pmc
923
{ "abstract": "A mesophilic (37 °C) and a thermophilic (55 °C) two-chamber microbial fuel cell (MFC) were studied and compared for their power production from xylose and the microbial communities involved. The anode-attached, membrane-attached, and planktonic microbial communities, and their respective active subpopu...
5,894
38534834
PMC10968063
pmc
925
{ "abstract": "The gecko can achieve flexible climbing on various vertical walls and even ceilings, which is closely related to its unique foot adhesion system. In the past two decades, the mechanism of the gecko adhesion system has been studied in-depth, and a verity of gecko-inspired adhesives have been proposed. I...
1,863
29021783
PMC5623813
pmc
927
{ "abstract": "The production of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) is important for the survival of biofilms. However, EPS production is costly for bacteria and the bacterial strains that produce EPS (EPS+) grow in the same environment as non-producers (EPS−) leading to competition between these strains for nut...
11,705
31843766
PMC6918757
pmc
928
{ "abstract": "ABSTRACT Coral reefs are in global decline mainly due to increasing sea surface temperatures triggering coral bleaching. Recently, high salinity has been linked to increased thermotolerance and decreased bleaching in the sea anemone coral model Aiptasia. However, the underlying processes remain elusive...
3,728
23284943
PMC3527390
pmc
929
{ "abstract": "Coral reefs are under considerable pressure from global stressors such as elevated sea surface temperature and ocean acidification, as well as local factors including eutrophication and poor water quality. Marine sponges are diverse, abundant and ecologically important components of coral reefs in both...
5,156
33945788
PMC8162421
pmc
930
{ "abstract": "Summary Stony corals are colonial cnidarians that sustain the most biodiverse marine ecosystems on Earth: coral reefs. Despite their ecological importance, little is known about the cell types and molecular pathways that underpin the biology of reef-building corals. Using single-cell RNA sequencing, we...
3,333
26848568
PMC4746064
pmc
931
{ "abstract": "Background The overall metabolic/functional potential of any given environmental niche is a function of the sum total of genes/proteins/enzymes that are encoded and expressed by various interacting microbes residing in that niche. Consequently, prior (collated) information pertaining to genes, enzymes ...
3,196
36926689
PMC10011134
pmc
932
{ "abstract": "Biosorption of metal ions by phototrophic microorganisms is regarded as a sustainable and alternative method for bioremediation and metal recovery. In this study, 12 cyanobacterial strains, including 7 terrestrial and 5 aquatic cyanobacteria, covering a broad phylogenetic diversity were investigated fo...
5,465
33893309
PMC8065059
pmc
933
{ "abstract": "Geothermal environments, such as hot springs and hydrothermal vents, are hotspots for carbon cycling and contain many poorly described microbial taxa. Here, we reconstructed 15 archaeal metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) from terrestrial hot spring sediments in China and deep-sea hydrothermal vent sed...
2,067
36132822
PMC9418118
pmc
934
{ "abstract": "Random networks of nanoparticle-based memristive switches enable pathways for emulating highly complex and self-organized synaptic connectivity together with their emergent functional behavior known from biological neuronal networks. They therefore embody a distinct class of neuromorphic hardware archi...
5,026
37461420
PMC10350088
pmc
935
{ "abstract": "Microalgae are key players in the global carbon cycle and emerging producers of biofuels. Algal growth is critically regulated by its complex microenvironment, including nitrogen and phosphorous levels, light intensity, and temperature. Mechanistic understanding of algal growth is important for maintai...
7,220
31259241
PMC6598769
pmc
936
{ "abstract": "Leidenfrost drops, known to levitate on very hot solids, exhibit a “cold” regime on superhydrophobic solids.", "introduction": "INTRODUCTION A volatile liquid on a hot solid levitates above its vapor if the substrate temperature T exceeds the so-called Leidenfrost point ( 1 ). This temperature, oft...
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28415180
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s2
937
{ "abstract": "Swarming groups of bacteria coordinate their behavior by self-organizing as a population to move over surfaces in search of nutrients and optimal niches for colonization. Many open questions remain about the cues used by swarming bacteria to achieve this self-organization. While chemical cue signaling ...
335
31371705
PMC6672015
pmc
938
{ "abstract": "Owing to their attractive application potentials in both non-volatile memory and unconventional computing, memristive devices have drawn substantial research attention in the last decade. However, major roadblocks still remain in device performance, especially concerning relatively large parameter vari...
1,519
37549275
PMC10437433
pmc
939
{ "abstract": "Significance Changes in an animal’s behavioral state, such as arousal and movements, induce complex modulations of the baseline input currents to sensory areas, eliciting sensory modality-specific effects. A simple computational principle explaining the effects of baseline modulations on recurrent cort...
3,297
39025960
PMC11258262
pmc
941
{ "abstract": "Circuit implementations of neuronal networks so far have been focusing on synaptic weight changes as network growth principles. Besides these weight changes, however, it is also useful to incorporate additional network growth principles such as guided axon growth and pruning. These allow for dynamical ...
9,089
38834541
PMC11150455
pmc
942
{ "abstract": "Biological systems interact directly with the environment and learn by receiving multimodal feedback via sensory stimuli that shape the formation of internal neuronal representations. Drawing inspiration from biological concepts such as exploration and sensory processing that eventually lead to behavio...
2,484
24708438
PMC3997834
pmc
943
{ "abstract": "Background The currently accepted thesis on nitrogenous fertilizer additions on methane oxidation activity assumes niche partitioning among methanotrophic species, with activity responses to changes in nitrogen content being dependent on the in situ methanotrophic community structure Unfortunately, w...
2,343
25866914
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s2
944
{ "abstract": "Biofilms are surface-attached microbial communities that have complex structures and produce significant spatial heterogeneities. Biofilm development is strongly regulated by the surrounding flow and nutritional environment. Biofilm growth also increases the heterogeneity of the local microenvironment ...
284
36679373
PMC9866600
pmc
945
{ "abstract": "Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) stand out as an attractive form of technology for the efficient harvest of mechanical energy and the powering of wearable devices due to their light weight, simplicity, high power density, and efficient vibration energy scavenging capabilities. However, the requirem...
3,281
26490957
PMC4702795
pmc
946
{ "abstract": "Quorum sensing is a widespread phenomenon in prokaryotes that helps them to communicate among themselves and with eukaryotes. It is driven through quorum sensing signaling molecules (QSSMs) in a density dependent manner that assists in numerous biological functions like biofilm formation, virulence fac...
2,180
23209709
PMC3510208
pmc
947
{ "abstract": "In plants, transpiration draws the water upward from the roots to the leaves. However, this flow can be blocked by air bubbles in the xylem conduits, which is called xylem embolism. In this research, we present the design of a biomimetic microfluidic pump/valve based on water transpiration and xylem em...
3,021
35149724
PMC8837658
pmc
948
{ "abstract": "Social insects, such as ants, use various pheromones as their social signal. In addition, they use the presence of other ants for decision-making. In this study, we attempted to evaluate if individual decision-making is influenced by the complementary use of pheromones and presence of other ants. Ants ...
2,622
32973923
PMC7507662
pmc
949
{ "abstract": "Background Extracellular electron transfer (EET) is essential in improving the power generation performance of electrochemically active bacteria (EAB) in microbial fuel cells (MFCs). Currently, the EET mechanisms of dissimilatory metal-reducing (DMR) model bacteria Shewanella oneidensis and Geobacte...
5,193
38914624
PMC11196684
pmc
950
{ "abstract": "The application of beneficial microorganisms for corals (BMC) decreases the bleaching susceptibility and mortality rate of corals. BMC selection is typically performed via molecular and biochemical assays, followed by genomic screening for BMC traits. Herein, we present a comprehensive in silico framew...
5,825
38371992
PMC10873675
pmc
954
{ "abstract": "Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are promising for generating renewable energy from organic matter and efficient wastewater treatment. Ensuring their practical viability requires meticulous optimization and precise design. Among the critical components of MFCs, the membrane separator plays a pivotal role in...
1,784
35928942
PMC9343942
pmc
955
{ "abstract": "With the rapid development of synthetic biology, a variety of biopolymers can be obtained by recombinant microorganisms. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) is one of the most popular one with promising material properties, such as biodegradability and biocompatibility against the petrol-based plastics. This s...
1,517
19636465
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s2
957
{ "abstract": "Polymer dynamics play an important role in a diversity of fields including materials science, physics, biology and medicine. The spatiotemporal responses of individual molecules such as biopolymers have been critical to the development of new materials, the expanded understanding of cell structures inc...
568
39943669
PMC11867021
pmc
958
{ "abstract": "Domain-wall electronics based on the tunable transport\nin reconfigurable\nferroic domain interfaces offer a promising platform for in-memory\ncomputing approaches and reprogrammable neuromorphic circuits. While\nconductive domain walls have been discovered in many materials, progress\nin the field is ...
8,588
33305000
null
s2
959
{ "abstract": "At the biointerface where materials and microorganisms meet, the organic and synthetic worlds merge into a new science that directs the design and safe use of synthetic materials for biological applications. Vapor deposition techniques provide an effective way to control the material properties of thes...
275
36620452
PMC9817103
pmc
961
{ "abstract": "Spiking neural networks (SNNs), as one of the algorithmic models in neuromorphic computing, have gained a great deal of research attention owing to temporal information processing capability, low power consumption, and high biological plausibility. The potential to efficiently extract spatio-temporal f...
2,832
37124285
PMC10131214
pmc
963
{ "abstract": "Poly(ethylene terephthalate)\npolyester represents the most common\nclass of thermoplastic polymers widely used in the textile, bottling,\nand packaging industries. Terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol, both\nof petrochemical origin, are polymerized to yield the polyester. However,\nan earlier report ...
5,856
26781463
PMC4717592
pmc
964
{ "abstract": "Background Metagenomics allows us to acquire the potential resources from both cultivatable and uncultivable microorganisms in the environment. Here, shotgun metagenome sequencing was used to investigate microbial communities from the surface layer of low grade copper tailings that were industrially bi...
8,067
34427521
PMC8409725
pmc
965
{ "abstract": "ABSTRACT Microbial communities are constantly challenged with environmental stressors, such as antimicrobials, pollutants, and global warming. How do they respond to these changes? Answering this question is crucial given that microbial communities perform essential functions for life on Earth. Our res...
279
31804509
PMC6895054
pmc
966
{ "abstract": "Rare earth elements (REEs) are now considered emerging pollutants in the environment. Phytolacca americana , an REE hyperaccumulating plant, has been proposed for the remediation of REE-contaminated soils. However, there is no REE-related information for other Phytolacca species. Here, we examined f...
9,111
31572336
PMC6749037
pmc
967
{ "abstract": "Despite the discovery of the first N -acyl homoserine lactone (AHL) based quorum sensing (QS) in the marine environment, relatively little is known about the abundance, nature and diversity of AHL QS systems in this diverse ecosystem. Establishing the prevalence and diversity of AHL QS systems and how...
3,395
32145224
null
s2
968
{ "abstract": "High-throughput sequencing techniques such as metagenomic and metatranscriptomic technologies allow cataloguing of functional characteristics of microbial community members as well as their phylogenetic identity. Such studies have found that a community's makeup in terms of ecologically relevant functi...
361
35575545
PMC9239185
pmc
969
{ "abstract": "ABSTRACT Ecotypic diversification and its associated cooperative behaviors are frequently observed in natural microbial populations whose access to resources is often sporadic. However, the extent to which fluctuations in resource availability influence the emergence of cooperative ecotypes is not full...
5,827
32483306
PMC7608354
pmc
971
{ "abstract": "Biofilms are closely packed cells held and shielded by extracellular matrix composed of structural proteins and exopolysaccharides (EPS). As matrix components are costly to produce and shared within the population, EPS-deficient cells can act as cheaters by gaining benefits from the cooperative nature ...
2,581
32415218
PMC7228921
pmc
972
{ "abstract": "The ability to efficiently analyze the activities of biological neural networks can significantly promote our understanding of neural communications and functionalities. However, conventional neural signal analysis approaches need to transmit and store large amounts of raw recording data, followed by e...
1,892
39416694
PMC11446362
pmc
973
{ "abstract": "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 of microbial strains and the use of microbial consortia as innovative approaches for efficient re...
1,474
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{ "abstract": "Biofilms transform independent cells into specialized cell communities. Here are presented some insights into biofilm formation ascertained with the best-characterized strain, Escherichia coli. Investigations of biofilm formation and inhibition with this strain using whole-transcriptome profiling coupl...
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PMC7770917
pmc
976
{ "abstract": "Highlights \n Owing to the great robustness, continuous conductivity, and geometric construction of a steel wire electrode, the FST–TENGs demonstrate high stability, stretchability, and even tailorability. By knitting several FST–TENGs to be a fabric or a bracelet worn on the human body, it enables to ...
5,642
24671086
PMC4139731
pmc
978
{ "abstract": "Recently, a novel mode of sulphur oxidation was described in marine sediments, in which sulphide oxidation in deeper anoxic layers was electrically coupled to oxygen reduction at the sediment surface. Subsequent experimental evidence identified that long filamentous bacteria belonging to the family De...
3,972
26305687
PMC5049663
pmc
980
{ "abstract": "Summary \n Beneficial associations between plants and microbes play an important role in both natural and agricultural ecosystems. For example, associations between fungi of the genus Epichloë , and cool‐season grasses are known for their ability to increase resistance to insect pests, fungal pathogen...
4,305
39414777
PMC11484764
pmc
982
{ "abstract": "Microorganisms can be engineered to sustainably produce a variety of products including fuels, pharmaceuticals, materials, and food. However, highly engineered strains often result in low production yield, due to undesired effects such as metabolic burden and the toxicity of intermediates. Drawing insp...
3,632
34050025
PMC8179235
pmc
983
{ "abstract": "Significance Ocean warming has caused catastrophic losses of corals on reefs worldwide and is intensifying faster than the adaptive rate of most coral populations that remain. Human interventions, such as propagation of heat-resistant corals, may help maintain reef function and delay further devastatio...
2,989
36093244
PMC9396637
pmc
984
{ "abstract": "Electrospinning is a versatile and viable technique for generating ultrathin fibers. Remarkable progress has been made in techniques for creating electro-spun and non-electro-spun nanofibers. Nanofibers were the center of attention for industries and researchers due to their simplicity in manufacture a...
2,047
32960367
PMC7509015
pmc
985
{ "abstract": "Harvesting waste biomechanical energy has provided a promising approach to improve the power supplement of wearable devices for extending usage life. Surface morphology is a significant factor for enhancing output performance of triboelectric nanogenerator; however, there is a limitation for evaluating...
8,302
31266255
PMC6651624
pmc
986
{ "abstract": "Hierarchical Temporal Memory (HTM) has been known as a software framework to model the brain’s neocortical operation. However, mimicking the brain’s neocortical operation by not software but hardware is more desirable, because the hardware can not only describe the neocortical operation, but can also e...
4,269
29601856
null
s2
987
{ "abstract": "Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic microorganisms whose metabolism can be modified through genetic engineering for production of a wide variety of molecules directly from CO" }
42
37571153
PMC10422474
pmc
988
{ "abstract": "Since the proposal of self-healing materials, numerous researchers have focused on exploring their potential applications in flexible sensors, bionic robots, satellites, etc. However, there have been few studies on the relationship between the morphology of the dynamic crosslink network and the compreh...
5,014
31646156
PMC6804398
pmc
990
{ "abstract": "This paper presents the raw data of biogas production and composition (relative pressures and concentrations of each of the biogas constituents) for batch experiments to evaluate the anaerobic digestion of xylose. Also, metagenomic sequencing data and analysis were reported. All data is available at Me...
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{ "abstract": "Anaerobic microorganisms play a central role in several environmental processes and regulate global biogeochemical cycling of nutrients and minerals. Many anaerobic microorganisms are important for the production of bioenergy and biofuels. However, the major hurdle in studying anaerobic microorganisms ...
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23840768
PMC3694090
pmc
994
{ "abstract": "Mass mortality events of benthic invertebrates in the Mediterranean Sea are becoming an increasing concern with catastrophic effects on the coastal marine environment. Sea surface temperature anomalies leading to physiological stress, starvation and microbial infections were identified as major factors...
5,927
33102450
PMC7545826
pmc
996
{ "abstract": "Upgrading of furanic aldehydes to their corresponding furancarboxylic acids has received considerable interest recently. Herein we reported selective oxidation of furfural (FAL) to furoic acid (FA) with quantitative yield using whole-cells of Pseudomonas putida KT2440. The biocatalytic capacity could...
6,693
30382153
PMC6208414
pmc
997
{ "abstract": "Comparative analysis of the expanding genomic resources for scleractinian corals may provide insights into the evolution of these organisms, with implications for their continued persistence under global climate change. Here, we sequenced and annotated the genome of Pocillopora damicornis , one of the...
7,261
40082732
PMC11963765
pmc
1,000
{ "abstract": "Abstract Yeasts have emerged as well-suited microbial cell factory for the sustainable production of biofuels, organic acids, terpenoids, and specialty chemicals. This ability is bolstered by advances in genetic engineering tools, including CRISPR–Cas systems and modular cloning in both conventional ( ...
1,359
26987552
PMC4985588
pmc
1,001
{ "abstract": "Abstract Methanogenic inhibitors are often used to study methanogenesis in complex microbial communities or inhibit methanogens in the gastrointestinal tract of livestock. However, the resulting structural and functional changes in archaeal and bacterial communities are poorly understood. We characteri...
4,948
33328652
PMC8114936
pmc
1,003
{ "abstract": "In principle, iron oxidation can fuel significant primary productivity and nutrient cycling in dark environments such as the deep sea. However, we have an extremely limited understanding of the ecology of iron-based ecosystems, and thus the linkages between iron oxidation, carbon cycling, and nitrate r...
5,065
28358919
PMC5391122
pmc
1,005
{ "abstract": "Metabolic cross-feeding interactions between microbial strains are common in nature, and emerge during evolution experiments in the laboratory, even in homogeneous environments providing a single carbon source. In sympatry, when the environment is well-mixed, the reasons why emerging cross-feeding inte...
11,719
33627505
PMC8544882
pmc
1,006
{ "abstract": "ABSTRACT There is a growing interest in the endolithic microbial biofilms inhabiting skeletons of living corals because of their contribution to coral reef bioerosion and the reputed benefits they provide to live coral hosts. Here, we sought to identify possible correlations between coral interspecific...
5,469
25470793
PMC4254613
pmc
1,007
{ "abstract": "In microbial ecosystems, bacteria are dependent on dynamic interspecific interactions related to carbon and energy flow. Substrates and end-metabolites are rapidly converted to other compounds, which protects the community from high concentrations of inhibitory molecules. In biotechnological applicatio...
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24688663
PMC3962192
pmc
1,008
{ "abstract": "Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are receiving increased attention for use as cell factories for the production of metabolites with wide use by the food and pharmaceutical industries. The availability of efficient tools for genetic modification of LAB during the past decade permitted the application of metab...
753
35878024
PMC9351376
pmc
1,009
{ "abstract": "Significance Nacre has inspired scientists because of its ability to reach high stiffness and fracture toughness using relatively weak mineral building blocks. Suppressing vibration is another remarkable feature of nacre that has been less explored and is yet to be translated into synthetic composites....
230
33739376
PMC8175051
pmc
1,010
{ "abstract": "Abstract The last eukaryote common ancestor (LECA) possessed mitochondria and all key traits that make eukaryotic cells more complex than their prokaryotic ancestors, yet the timing of mitochondrial acquisition and the role of mitochondria in the origin of eukaryote complexity remain debated. Here, we ...
13,022
33830652
PMC8601198
pmc
1,011
{ "abstract": "Summary Obligate methanotrophic bacteria can utilize methane, an inexpensive carbon feedstock, as a sole energy and carbon substrate, thus are considered as the only nature‐provided biocatalyst for sustainable biomanufacturing of fuels and chemicals from methane. To address the limitation of native C1 ...
8,891
34841054
PMC8614107
pmc
1,012
{ "abstract": "The extraction and\nsubsequent separation of individual rare earth\nelements (REEs) from REE-bearing feedstocks represent a challenging\nyet essential task for the growth and sustainability of renewable\nenergy technologies. As an important step toward overcoming the technical\nand environmental limita...
10,354
36864092
PMC9981879
pmc
1,013
{ "abstract": "Cyanobacterial biofilms are ubiquitous and play important roles in diverse environments, yet, understanding of the processes underlying the development of these aggregates is just emerging. Here we report cell specialization in formation of Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 biofilms—a hitherto unknown...
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