Editorial: Bioprospecting and Biotechnology of Extremophiles

Extremophiles and biotechnology: current uses and prospects

Biotechnology has almost unlimited potential to change our lives in very exciting ways. Many of the chemical reactions that produce these products can be fully optimized by performing them at extremes of temperature, pressure, salinity, and pH for efficient and cost-effective outcomes. Fortunately, there are many organisms (extremophiles) that thrive in extreme environments found in nature and ...

Editorial overview: Food biotechnology.

Recent and ongoing developments in the area of food biotechnology could help us meet at least some of these challenges: Among many other topics, current efforts include the development of plants having an enhanced nutritional value or the design and construction of microbial strains for the environmental-friendly production of food and feed additives, such as flavors, colorants, amino acids and...

Editorial overview: energy biotechnology.

The world population of approx. 7.1 billion will grow by 17–54% by 2050. The world economy in 2050 will be four times larger than today and is projected to need 80% more energy in 2050. And, global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are on track to increase by 50%, primarily due to growth in energy-related CO2 emissions. The current boom in petroleum resources extracted by enhanced hydrocarbon reco...

Editorial: Petroleum Microbial Biotechnology: Challenges and Prospects

Extremophiles and biotechnology: current uses and prospects [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

Biotechnology has almost unlimited potential to change our lives in very exciting ways. Many of the chemical reactions that produce these products can be fully optimized by performing them at extremes of temperature, pressure, salinity, and pH for efficient and cost-effective outcomes. Fortunately, there are many organisms (extremophiles) that thrive in extreme environments found in nature and ...