Optogenetics and biosensors set the stage for metabolic cybergenetics

• Published in: Current opinion in biotechnology Vol. 65; no. C
• Main Authors: Carrasco-López, César, García-Echauri, Sergio A., Kichuk, Therese, Avalos, José L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier 12.09.2020
• Subjects: BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

We report cybergenetic systems use computer interfaces to enable feed-back controls over biological processes in real time. The complex and dynamic nature of cellular metabolism makes cybergenetics attractive for controlling engineered metabolic pathways in microbial fermentations. Cybergenetics wou...