A green light for engineered algae: redirecting metabolism to fuel a biotechnology revolution

TL;DR: This is the first study to show that HBcAg VLPs can be synthesized and correctly assembled in microalgal chloroplasts, and enables further exploration of the potential of C. reinhardtii as a versatile platform for low-cost production of recombinant therapeutic proteins.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors discuss monitoring, flow determination, and physicochemical characteristics of two types of effluents generated in an experimental farm located in the east of Colombia, before (R1) and after biological treatment (R2).

TL;DR: Using cellulases in an immobilized form enables their repeated use for many cycles without any significant loss of activity and enables reduction of production costs.

TL;DR: This study initially focuses upon improving the accumulation and activity of one endolysin, Cpl-1, targeting Streptococcus pneumoniae, and two transgenic lines of C. reinhardtii that appear to accumulate recombinant CPL-1 to higher levels – one through the incorporation of multiple expression cassettes, and one through codon pair optimization.

TL;DR: The first use of microalgae by humans dates back 2000 years to the Chinese, who used Nostoc to survive during famine, while future research should focus on the improvement of production systems and the genetic modification of strains.

TL;DR: The biotechnology of microalgae has gained considerable importance in recent decades and this group of organisms represents one of the most promising sources for new products and applications.

TL;DR: The Aquatic Species Program (ASP) as mentioned in this paper was a relatively small research effort intended to look at the use of aquatic plants as sources of energy, with an emphasis on algae for biodiesel production.

TL;DR: In this article, the main groups of algae (divisions or phyla) are considered in turn, and the final chapter is a synthesis, in which the phylogeny of the algae is discussed in relation to the evolution of other living organisms.