This study demonstrates the feasibility of employing solid-state photosynthetic cell factories (solid-state PCFs) as a proof-of-concept platform for long-term ethylene production using sodium bicarbon...

Cyanobacteria can thrive at a wide pH range from neutral up to pH 11 depending on the species. Even though cyanobacteria are alkaliphilic, only limited information on the metabolic acclimation to alk....

The International Conference on Renewable Resources and Biorefineries (RRB Conference) will be held in Turku at the Turku City Theatre from June 2 to 4, 2025.

Green microalgal biotechnology is limited by strong transgene silencing. CRISPR-mediated combinatorial disruption of epigenetic factors in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii identified transgene silencing factors and improved transgene expression strength and stability. In addition, an intein-based split selectable marker system was established for dual-targeted CRISPR, reducing the need for selectable markers.

YouTube video by Turun yliopisto - University of Turku

In the filamentous cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120, heterocyst formation is triggered by changes in the C/N-ratio and relies on transcriptional reprogramming. The transcription factor PacR is co....

Bio-inspired technologies aim to revolutionize renewable fuel production for hard-to-electrify sectors.

CETO 2023 Status Report on solar fuels in the European Union

Postdoctoral scholar in biochemistry of cyanobacterial CO 2 fixation The Blikstad research group is searching for a postdoc to study fundamental principles of CO 2 fixation in cyanobacteria. Our...

We investigated the biostimulant potential of six microalgal species from Nordic collections extracted with two different procedures: thermal hydrolysis with a weak solution of sulfuric acid accompan...