In this edition, we spoke with Weishen Zeng, whose research focuses on the biological recycling of biodegradable plastic waste through anaerobic fermentation. Using the UNLOCK Modular Bioreactor, Biodiscovery and FAIR Data Platforms, the research investigates how biodegradable plastics can be converted into valuable carboxylic acids, while exploring the microbial communities involved and how the fermentation process can be monitored and better controlled.
In this edition, we spoke with Emmelie Joe Freudenberg Rasmussen, whose research focuses on understanding microbial interactions in the gut microbiome. Using the UNLOCK Biodiscovery platform, the study investigates how riboflavin supplied by an overproducing ๐๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ฐ๐ค๐ฐ๐ค๐ค๐ถ๐ด ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ด strain can support the growth of riboflavin-dependent ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ฃ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ถ๐ฎ, providing new insights into microbial cross-feeding under oxygenated gut conditions.
As part of our series highlighting users of UNLOCKโs research facilities, we spoke with Banchiamlak, a PhD researcher studying how chemical stressors and temperature change shape freshwater ecosystems. Her work combines whole-ecosystem experimentation with in-depth molecular analysis, made possible through the UNLOCK Biodiscovery and FAIR Data Platforms.
Want to monitor how your culture is performing in real time? Learn how advanced tools like BioLector XT and Nanopore sequencing with the help of the Biodiscovery Platform unlock new biotechnology breakthroughs.
We are thrilled to introduce Martha Endika, our newest addition to the research team!
Can microbes break down bioplastics anaerobicallyโand even turn them into valuable products? Dr. Anca Delgado and WUR student David Jordens took on this challenge using UNLOCKโs powerful infrastructure, and the results are full of promise.
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