Frontiers in Synthetic Biology

Original Research

Accepted on 15 Aug 2025

pTARGEX Vectors: A Versatile Toolbox for Plant-Based Protein Expression

in Ecosystems and Biodiversity Sustainability

Allyson Marie MacLean
Camille Chartrand-Pleau
Emily Gallipeau
Ananya Jain
Victor Boddy
Patrick Fakhouri
Sarah Rehmani
Teagan Thomas
Michelle Drapeau
Jordan T VanderBurgt

Frontiers in Synthetic Biology

doi 10.3389/fsybi.2025.1619871

390 views

Review

Published on 30 Jun 2025

International synthetic biology policy developments and implications for global biodiversity goals

in Ecosystems and Biodiversity Sustainability

Felicity Keiper
Ana Atanassova

Frontiers in Synthetic Biology

doi 10.3389/fsybi.2025.1585337

1,543 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 26 Mar 2025

A promising novel strain of L. reuteri DSM20016 as a chassis for synthetic biology applications

in Metabolic Engineering

Alexander D. Duggan
Marcus M. Dillon
David R. McMillen

Frontiers in Synthetic Biology

doi 10.3389/fsybi.2025.1473338

1,530 views

Review

Published on 18 Mar 2025

Towards synthetic ecology: strategies for the optimization of microbial community functions

in Ecosystems and Biodiversity Sustainability

Magdalena San Román
Andrea Arrabal
Belen Benitez-Dominguez
Isabel Quirós-Rodríguez
Juan Diaz-Colunga

Frontiers in Synthetic Biology

doi 10.3389/fsybi.2025.1532846

2,838 views
2 citations

Review

Published on 07 Mar 2025

Genetic circuits in synthetic biology: broadening the toolbox of regulatory devices

in Genetic Systems and Circuit Design

Marik M. Müller
Katja M. Arndt
Stefan A. Hoffmann

Frontiers in Synthetic Biology

doi 10.3389/fsybi.2025.1548572

6,083 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 24 Feb 2025

Assessing changes to the root biofilm microbial community on an engineered floating wetland upon exposure to a controlled diluted bitumen spill

in Ecosystems and Biodiversity Sustainability

Madeline J. Stanley
Lisa Peters
Aidan Guttormson
Julien Tremblay
Jessica Wasserscheid
Lauren Timlick
Charles W. Greer
José Luis Rodríguez Gil
Thor Halldorson
Sonya Havens

Frontiers in Synthetic Biology

doi 10.3389/fsybi.2025.1517337

1,540 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Jan 2025

Reduction of antimicrobial resistance genes in wastewater through phytoremediation

in Ecosystems and Biodiversity Sustainability

Kenton McCorquodale-Bauer
Daniel Flores Orozco
Richard Grosshans
Francis Zvomuya
Nazim Cicek

Frontiers in Synthetic Biology

doi 10.3389/fsybi.2024.1513580

1,435 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 02 Aug 2024

Global incorporation of meta-fluorotyrosine or meta-fluorophenylalanine into 1,2-catechol dioxygenase modulates the binding affinities of substrates

in Ecosystems and Biodiversity Sustainability

Michael C. H. Wong
Thomas E. Grant
Hamid Reza Karbalaei-Heidari
Anna C. Robotham
Matthew E. Loewen
Antony D. St-Jacques
Nediljko Budisa
Michele C. Loewen

Frontiers in Synthetic Biology

doi 10.3389/fsybi.2024.1419557

2,188 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 27 Jun 2024

Engineering a colorimetric yeast-based assay to detect small molecules in the gastrointestinal system

in Genetic Systems and Circuit Design

Louis C. Dacquay
Bana Samman
Matthew P. Newman
Dana J. Philpott
David R. McMillen

Frontiers in Synthetic Biology

doi 10.3389/fsybi.2024.1265343

2,501 views
1 citation

Correction

Published on 04 Jun 2024

Corrigendum: Commentary: Evolving a mitigation of the stress response pathway to change the basic chemistry of life

in Protein and RNA Engineering

Nediljko Budisa

Frontiers in Synthetic Biology

doi 10.3389/fsybi.2024.1433522

1,068 views

Review

Published on 06 May 2024

A comprehensive review of Microfluidic approaches in cell-free synthetic biology

in Genetic Systems and Circuit Design

Amogh Kumar Baranwal
Sebastian J. Maerkl

Frontiers in Synthetic Biology

doi 10.3389/fsybi.2024.1397533

6,647 views
2 citations

Mini Review

Published on 12 Apr 2024

Biosurfactants as templates to inspire new environmental and health applications

in Protein and RNA Engineering

Toriana N. Vigil
Samantha M. Felton
William E. Fahy
Mason A. Kinkeade
Alexandra M. Visek
Abigail R. Janiga
Sarah G. Jacob
Bryan W. Berger

Frontiers in Synthetic Biology

doi 10.3389/fsybi.2024.1303423

3,552 views
8 citations

Review

Published on 08 Mar 2024

Bridging the gap: enhancing science communication in synthetic biology with specific teaching modules, school laboratories, performance and theater

in Metabolic Engineering

Franz-Josef Schmitt
Marie Golüke
Nediljko Budisa

Frontiers in Synthetic Biology

doi 10.3389/fsybi.2024.1337860

3,797 views

General Commentary

Published on 08 Mar 2024

Commentary: Evolving a mitigation of the stress response pathway to change the basic chemistry of life

in Protein and RNA Engineering

Nediljko Budisa

Frontiers in Synthetic Biology

doi 10.3389/fsybi.2024.1380879

1,269 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 16 Jan 2024

Escherichia coli adapts metabolically to 6- and 7-fluoroindole, enabling proteome-wide fluorotryptophan substitution

in Protein and RNA Engineering

Christin Treiber-Kleinke
Allison Ann Berger
Lorenz Adrian
Nediljko Budisa
Beate Koksch

Frontiers in Synthetic Biology

doi 10.3389/fsybi.2023.1345634

4,538 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 04 Dec 2023

Influence of three different manure treatments on antimicrobial resistance genes and mobile genetic elements

in Ecosystems and Biodiversity Sustainability

Daniel Flores-Orozco
David Levin
Ayush Kumar
Richard Sparling
Nazim Cicek

Frontiers in Synthetic Biology

doi 10.3389/fsybi.2023.1301879

2,330 views
2 citations