Trends in Biotechnology: May 2025 (Volume 43, Issue 5)

[Prash]

May 2025 Vol. 43, Iss. 5 Website Table of Contents Online Now Archive Highlights Announcements Trends in Biotechnology: Now publishing original research Read the latest primary research papers across the applied life sciences that examine bio-based solutions to real-world problems. Visit the Cell Press biotechnology and bioengineering Hub Explore top biotech and bioengineering research in our new hub, with new editorial curation added regularly. Cell Press events hub Explore conferences, webinars, and editor-led events worldwide. Cell Symposia: Towards sustainable agriculture: Genomics, bioengineering, and smart technologies October 19-21, 2025 | Sanya, China Table of Contents Advisory Board and Contents Science & Society Gene editing technology: shaping international standards for health and food safety assurance Jacob T. Liberty, Bikram Poudel, Olivia Ihedioha, Haijiao Lin, Ernest Habanabakize, Zihan Gao, Ayodele T. Adesoji, Shilni J. Liberty Molecular farming for the food sector Francesca Turetta, Matteo Leonardi, Roberto Reniero, Amedeo Alpi, Enrico Costanzo Spotlight Genomically recoded organisms: redefining and safeguarding biological systems Miriam Amiram Forum Sustainable production of porphyrins through synthetic biology Fei Yu, Yongjin J. Zhou Opinion A snapshot of biomanufacturing and the need for enabling research infrastructure Enrique Asin-Garcia, James D. Fawcett, Christos Batianis, Vitor A.P. Martins dos Santos Open Access Reviews Stimulus-assisted in situ bioprinting: advancing direct bench-to-bedside delivery Hanjun Hwangbo, YoungWon Koo, Francis Nacionales, JuYeon Kim, SooJung Chae, Geun Hyung Kim Photocatalytic material–microorganism hybrid systems in water decontamination Jie Ming, Shou-Qing Ni, Ziyu Guo, Zhi-Bin Wang, Liangke Xie Rapid point-of-care pathogen sensing in the post-pandemic era Younju Joung, Kihyun Kim, Ji Eun An, Sohyun Park, Qian Yu, Mengdan Lu, Jiadong Chen, Sang-Woo Joo, Jaebum Choo Revolutionizing IBD research with on-chip models of disease modeling and drug screening Eylul Gulsen Yilmaz, Nedim Hacıosmanoğlu, Sebastian Bruno Ulrich Jordi, Bahtiyar Yilmaz, Fatih Inci Breaking barriers in obesity research: 3D models of dysfunctional adipose tissue Nicola Contessi Negrini, Vanessa Pellegrinelli, Victoria Salem, Adam Celiz, Antonio Vidal-Puig Open Access Creating novel metabolic pathways by protein engineering for bioproduction Yu Zhou, Yiwei Liu, Haoran Sun, Yi Lu Engineered, environmentally friendly leather-like bio-based materials Xinhua Liu, Xiaoyu Zhang, Xuechuan Wang, Ouyang Yue, Huie Jiang Research Articles Automated adjustment of metabolic niches enables the control of natural and engineered microbial co-cultures Juan Andres Martinez, Romain Bouchat, Tiphaine Gallet de Saint Aurin, Luz María Martínez, Luis Caspeta, Samuel Telek, Andrew Zicler, Guillermo Gosset, Frank Delvigne Dynamic anaerobic digestion-based biorefineries for on-demand renewable energy and bioproducts in a circular bioeconomy Rajas Shinde, Anga Hackula, Milena Marycz, Archishman Bose, Richard O’Shea, Susanne Barth, Jerry D. Murphy, David M. Wall Open Access CRISPR/Cas9 editing of p-COUMAROYL-CoA:MONOLIGNOL TRANSFERASE 1 in maize alters phenolic metabolism, lignin structure, and lignin-first biomass processing Dyoni M. Oliveira, Marina de L.S. Saleme, Rebecca A. Smith, Thijs Vangeel, Marcelo de F. Lima, Alexandra A. Chanoca, Thatiane R. Mota, Yasmine Vanhevel, Griet Coussens, Korneel Van Aelst, Jordi Geerts, Iris Cornet, Dries Vaneechoutte, Klaas Vandepoele, Laurens Pauwels, Geert Goeminne, Kris Morreel, Bert F. Sels, John Ralph, Ruben Vanholme, Wout Boerjan An epigenetic regulator synergizes with alphavirus-mediated gene therapy via biomimetic delivery for enhanced cancer therapy Yuqiong Xia, Maozhi Su, Zixuan Ye, Fuyu Du, Xinruo Wang, Dashan Guan, Xianghan Zhang, Zhiping Rao, Pengbo Ning Protein-based molecular imprinting: gelatin nanotraps for interleukin-6 sequestration in inflammation cell models Alessandra Maria Bossi, Sofia Casella, Chiara Stranieri, Alice Marinangeli, Alessio Bucciarelli, Anna Maria Fratta Pasini, Devid Maniglio Open Access Resource Article CarveAdornCurate: a versatile cloud-based platform for constructing multiscale metabolic models Yang Cheng, Wenwen Yu, Xinyu Bi, Yanfeng Liu, Jianghua Li, Guocheng Du, Jian Chen, Xueqin Lv, Long Liu Subscription and Copyright information View the entire Table of Contents online

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Prashanth N Suravajhala, Ph.D.

Professor(Research), Systems Genomics Lab,

Department of Biosciences, Room # 323D, AB-3, 

Manipal University Jaipur, Dehmi Kalan 303007,  India.

Founder, Bioclues.org

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