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The microbial terroir: open questions on the Nagoya protocol applied to microbial resources
The Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing, primarily designed for vascular plant and animal resources, is also extended to the use of microbial resources, but its
Engineering and standardization of posttranscriptional biocircuitry in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Synthetic biology is largely based on transcriptional circuitry, in which promoters, terminators and transcription factor sites are utilized to build devices and modules. However, biocircuitry
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The question of orthogonality is inherent to the endeavor of creating standards in Synthetic Biology, although few systematic approaches have been proposed yet. In a
What is a chassis in Synthetic Biology?
A chassis is defined as the load-bearing framework of an object. In other words, the chassis supports the weight and the structure of the object
Engineered bacteria as an early-stage drug discovery platform against diseases caused by protein misfolding and aggregation
Protein misfolding and aggregation are common pathological features for many human diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, type 2 diabetes, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and cancer. Aiming
Engineering a Thermophilic Microbial Chassis for Synthetic Biology Applications
The OMIC-Engine Athens Hub is working on incorporating the advantages of high-temperature biocatalysis into Synthetic Biology (SB) applications. Led by the Enzyme and Microbial Biotechnology