While the global waste crisis is intensifying,we are missing a crucial opportunity to address this challenge by embracing a transformative approach:engineered microbial consortia have the potential to revolutionize in...While the global waste crisis is intensifying,we are missing a crucial opportunity to address this challenge by embracing a transformative approach:engineered microbial consortia have the potential to revolutionize industrial waste management,reduce greenhouse gas emissions for climate mitigation,and promote a sustainable bioeconomy.Greenhouse gas emissions(GHG)from industrial processes pose a notable threat to planetary health[1].The need for biotechnological solutions specifically targeting CO_(2) capture and recycling for bio-based compounds and energy production is clear but far from achieved[2].There are one trillion microorganisms with a pangenome covering an unspeakable potential of processes.Microbes could provide a solution to many of the challenges our planet is currently facing,such as restoring environmental health,substituting fossil fuels-originating chemicals and products with biomassoriginating ones,enabling regenerative agriculture,restoring eutrophic water recipients,reducing biodiversity losses,and mitigating pollution.展开更多
基金I.A.was supported by the ERC-advanced grant 101098064 e ANAEROB。
文摘While the global waste crisis is intensifying,we are missing a crucial opportunity to address this challenge by embracing a transformative approach:engineered microbial consortia have the potential to revolutionize industrial waste management,reduce greenhouse gas emissions for climate mitigation,and promote a sustainable bioeconomy.Greenhouse gas emissions(GHG)from industrial processes pose a notable threat to planetary health[1].The need for biotechnological solutions specifically targeting CO_(2) capture and recycling for bio-based compounds and energy production is clear but far from achieved[2].There are one trillion microorganisms with a pangenome covering an unspeakable potential of processes.Microbes could provide a solution to many of the challenges our planet is currently facing,such as restoring environmental health,substituting fossil fuels-originating chemicals and products with biomassoriginating ones,enabling regenerative agriculture,restoring eutrophic water recipients,reducing biodiversity losses,and mitigating pollution.
