All formate articles
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NewsMicroalgae-based production of dietary protein using solar-derived formate
Researchers have established a robust Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cultivation system capable of rapid growth using formate as the carbon source. They achieved successful algal cultivation at 200 mM formate concentration - the highest level ever reported in microalgae systems.
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NewsGut microbes key to understanding how exercise boosts cancer immunity
A new study shows how exercise improves cancer outcomes and enhances response to immunotherapy in mice by reshaping the gut microbiome. These benefits are driven by a specific compound called formate, which is produced by gut bacteria in exercised mice.
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CareersSingle-celled fungi could assimilate CO2 and change the world
Fresh from placing in the top of inaugural The Future is Fungi awards, William Newell of Imperial College London opens up on his pioneering work which aims to use fungi for electromicrobial CO2 fixation.
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NewsMicrobial enzyme captures CO2 with electricity
Scientists isolate a microbial enzyme and branch it on an electrode to efficiently and unidirectionally convert CO2 to formate.