Synthetic Biology

A bacterially derived natural product inhibits the cellular immune response in a more targeted manner without blocking the cell's disposal system more

The remarkable affinity of the microbial enzyme iron nitrogenase for the greenhouse gas CO₂ makes it useful for future biotechnologies more

Helena Schulz-Mirbach from the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg has been awarded this year's DECHEMA Zukunftsforum Prize. The prize honours her master's thesis in the field of synthetic biology, where she implemented a novel reaction in the model organism E. coli. This enables a wide range of new chemical conversions, such as new biosynthetic pathways for the production of bioplastics or the conversion of carbon dioxide into usable raw materials. more

Better research and use of odorhabdins thanks to new synthetic biology technology more

Researchers have developed the first cell-free system in which genetic information and metabolism work together more