What if FAIR principles could extend beyond datasets to the workflows that transform raw data into knowledge? Learn how a FAIR end-to-end metagenomics workflow can support reproducibility, interoperability, and traceable data analysis.
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.
Why is fermentation data often hard to reuse and reproduce? Learn how standards like MIFE and MIFD enable FAIR-by-design practices, improving data sharing, validation, and long-term reuse.
How do we ensure that research results are transparent, reproducible, and reusable? Learn how end-to-end FAIR-by-design approaches offer a powerful way to improve transparency, reproducibility, and long-term reuse of microbial omics data.
As part of our series highlighting users of UNLOCK’s 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.
Can microbes break down bioplastics anaerobically—and even turn them into valuable products? Dr. Anca Delgado and WUR student David Jordens took on this challenge using UNLOCK’s powerful infrastructure, and the results are full of promise.
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