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Davide Bersanetti: Enhancing Bacterial Cellulose Production
Cellulose, the most abundant polymer on Earth, is produced by countless plants. However, certain bacteria, for example those from the...


Synthetic Biology Video Game
Can a video game teach synthetic biology? Researcher Aarni Aspi from the Center for Young Synbio Scientists believes it can—and he's...


Biomaterials from Microbial Chitin
In a world where plastic pollution is rampant, sustainable biomaterials have become increasingly important. An Nguyen, a doctoral student...


Microbial Self-healing Materials
As we step into the fast-paced world of fashion, the demand for sustainable materials goes beyond the obvious. The need for new solutions...


Accelerating drug discovery with AI
The production of new drugs is complex and time-consuming, but the use of artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to reduce costs...


New pathways for microbial pigments
In a world without colors, life would be dull and uninspiring. Yet nearly all of the colors we use in our daily lives come from pigments...


Predicting the future catalytic activity of enzymes
Enzymes are nature's own biocatalysts and are involved in almost all the processes in the cycle of life in all biological systems....


AI assited enzyme design for improved bioplastics
Fossil-based plastics have become a ubiquitous part of our lives, from the products we use on a daily basis to the infrastructure we...
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