We aimed to investigate the microbial diversity, mine lignocellulose-degrading enzymes/proteins, and analyze domain structures of mined enzymes/proteins in humus samples collected from Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam. Using a high-throughput Illumina sequencer, 52 Gbs DNA were assembled 2,611,883 contigs, which 4,104,872 open reading frames (ORFs) identified. Among total microbiome analyzed, ...

Medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHAs), polyesters produced by bacterial fermentation of sugars and/or lipids, are potential bioplastic alternatives to petroleum-derived plastics. Lignocellulose is an abundant renewable source for fermentation. However, chemical or enzymatic release the requires a pretreatment step dispel rigid structure lignocellulose and enhance sugar access. Mo...

Excess use of chemical pesticides in agriculture assisting the accomplishment of agri-food production targets. But, indiscriminate use of chemical pesticide is the serious concern for environment and human, which deteriorating the soil health, nutritional quality of food and increasing resistance in phyto-pathogens and pests. Nanotechnology provided the sustainable solution in this regard by de...

Tailoring materials to obtain unique, or significantly enhanced material properties through rationally designed structures rather than chemical constituents is principle of metamaterial concept, which leads to the realization of remarkable optical and mechanical properties. Inspired by the recent progress in electromagnetic and mechanical metamaterials, here we introduce the concept of ferroele...

As socie ty becomes more comfortable discussing genetics and its related ethics, a new technology is blossoming in the background. Nanotechnology may speak the same societal language as does genetics, in that both technological movements involve tiny science and large imagination. In a way, it is natural—and almost inevitable—that the genetic revolution and the nanotechnology revolution be comp...

In this work, we present new results about the non-enzymatic detection of lindane by using CuO-MnO2 hierarchical nano-microstructures. The linear range for the determination of lindane is up to 700 μM with a limit of detection of 4.8 nM, which is much lower than for other non-enzymatic lindane sensors.

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