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Explore the free collection of MiniReviews on Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology from FEMS Microbiology Letters, Pathogens and Disease, and FEMS Yeast Research. Topics covered include yeast cell factories, ethanol production, CRISPR/Cas and yeast genome engineering, photobiotechnology, biofilm-based photobioreactors, and more.

Ribosomal DNA stability is supported by many 'buffer genes' - introduction to the Yeast rDNA Stability Database
Takehiko Kobayashi, Mariko Sasaki
DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/fox001

Designing microorganisms for heterologous biosynthesis of cannabinoids
Ângela Carvalho, Esben Halkjaer Hansen, Oliver Kayser, et al.
DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/fox037

Lighting up yeast cell factories by transcription factor-based biosensors
Vasil D'Ambrosio, Michael K. Jensen
DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/fox076

Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains for second-generation ethanol production: from academic exploration to industrial implementation
Mickel L.A. Jansen, Jasmine M. Bracher, Ioannis Papapetridis, et al.
DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/fox044

CRISPR/Cas system for yeast genome engineering: advances and applications
Vratislav Stovicek, Carina Holkenbrink, Irina Borodina
DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/fox030

Systems biotechnology for protein production in Pichia pastoris
Richard J. Zahrl, David A. Peñ, Diethard Mattanovich, Brigitte Gasser
DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/fox068

The importance of fermentative conditions for the biotechnological production of lignin modifying enzymes from white-rot fungi
Francesca Martani, Fabrizio Beltrametti, Danilo Porro, et al.
DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnx134

Biofilm-based photobioreactors: their design and improving productivity through efficient supply of dissolved inorganic carbon
Tong Li, Marc Strous, Michael Melkonian
DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnx218

Laboratory-scale photobiotechnology - current trends and future perspectives
Holger Morschett, Varun Loomba, Gregor Huber, et al.
DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnx238

State of the art in eukaryotic nitrogenase engineering
Stefan Burén, Luis M. Rubio
DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnx274

New concepts in anammox processes for wastewater nitrogen removal: recent advances and future prospects
Alejandro Gonzalez-Martinez, Barbara Muñoz-Palazon, et al.
DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fny031

Quantitative imaging and spectroscopic technologies for microbiology
Jagadish Sankaran, Andreas Karampatzakis, Scott A. Rice, Thorsten Wohland
DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fny075

Alternative strategies for lignocellulose fermentation through lactic acid bacteria: state-of-the-art and perspectives
Loredana Tarraran, Roberto Mazzoli
DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fny126

Linking cellular proteostasis to yeast longevity
Belém Sampaio-Marques, Paula Ludovico
DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/foy043

Yeast as a model to study protein misfolding in aged cells
Sonja E. Di Gregorio, Martin L. Duennwald
DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/foy054