Novel BMBF-funded project to produce health-promoting omega-3 fatty acids in microbes
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), primarily the marine ones, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), have received worldwide attention in recent years due to an increasing awareness of their uniqueness in improving diet and human health and their apparently inevitable...
iSBio to re-program drug producing microbes is featured on the cover of Biotechnology & Bioengineering
The December 2020 back cover highlights a novel strategy that uses microparticles to streamline the lifestyle of the soil microbe Streptomyces towards elevated production of the antituberculosis drug pamamycin, belonging to the polyketide family.
As shown in our study, the addition of talc...
You are now a doctor, Sarah!
On December 20, 2020, Sarah Lisa Hoffmann successfully completed her dissertation work, which dealt with a new sustainable production route for the amino acid lysine.
Sarah explored a new route for the use of macroalgae, a new type of raw material source from the ocean, which is regarded as third...
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