We developed a broad-host-range dual base editor that transiently induces genome-wide hypermutation, accelerating adaptive laboratory evolution by up to four orders of magnitude. The platform rapidly...

From control to partnership: Rethinking the environmental release of laboratory-trained microorganisms for bioremediation.

The cellular context decisively shapes genetic circuit performance, but the interplay between host and circuit remains difficult to control rationally. To address this challenge, we replaced the nativ...

Are you ready to make a difference for a sustainable future through bacterial metabolic engineering? The Systems Environmental Microbiology (SEM) group at DTU (BRIGHT) seeks a candidate for a 3-year, ...

On 3 February 2026, researchers, regulators and policy specialists gathered in Brussels to examine a rapidly evolving question at the intersection of biotechnology and environmental governance: how sh...

Names matter; they are not mere labels. They operate as anchors of memory, social coordinates, and references of collective identity. When a name becomes established through long-term use and broad ad...

Five gene clusters have been introduced into a single rapidly growing bacterial strain.

Current trends make clear that biosecurity will become much more challenging over the next several years. We must act strategically to secure biology—before it becomes a general-purpose technology. Dr...

This study engineered a Pseudomonas putida strain to efficiently remove sulfur from dibenzothiophene (DBT) by reordering and optimising the dsz operon from Rhodococcus qingshengii IGTS8, enhancing ca...

Academic institutions worldwide must welcome de-funded US researchers

By donating blood over 1,100 times, James Harrison helped develop Anti-D, a life-saving treatment for newborns at risk of Rhesus disease

Evolvability—the capacity to generate adaptive variation—is a trait that can itself evolve through natural selection. However, the idea that mutation can become biased toward adaptive outcomes remains...

The American Society for Microbiology stands firm in its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, as such efforts are critical to advancing the microbial sciences for everyone.