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Environmental biotechnology is the branch of biotechnology that addresses environmental problems, such as the removal of pollution, renewable energy generation or biomass production, by exploiting biological processes.
An intensive summer training program increased enrollment in a Master of Science in Biotechnology degree program, increasing awareness and opportunities among under-represented and underserved groups as a first step to transforming the biotech industry.
The search for novel biocatalysts for plastic degradation has recently become a hot topic. Now, multiple catalytic triads of well-known serine esterases were introduced into non-catalytic protein nanopores to enable the hydrolysis of PET nanoparticles.
The lack of innovative standards for biosafety in synthetic biology is an unresolved policy gap that limits many potential applications in synthetic biology. We argue that a massive support for standardization in biosafety is required for synthetic biology to flourish.
Synthetic metabolic pathways that circumvent photorespiration can improve crop growth. Now, an efficient photorespiration bypass with a new-to-nature carboxylation step has been engineered and demonstrated in vitro.