Coral resilience depends on a fragile microbial balance
Coral health relies on a delicate balance of microbial life. New research shows how this balance shifts under stress and how it can affect coral survival. Scientists studied the microbiome …
BLUETOOLS Citizen Science Event in Norway
The first Citizen Science Event of the BLUETOOLS project took place on Saturday 25th April 2025 in Trondheim, Norway. Our project partner SINTEF organised a dedicated stand at the “Barnas …
New light on microbial photoreceptors from lake microbiomes
Researchers have identified a new light sensitive protein that could expand our understanding of optogenetics. The study focuses on a novel channelrhodopsin discovered in a lake microbiome. These proteins act …
Expanding the global resource for natural product discovery
A major update to a key scientific database will boost research on natural products. Researchers have released version 4.0 of the MIBiG database. It collects data on biosynthetic gene clusters, …
From molecules to microbiomes: new insight into bacterial control systems
A new study from the Bluetools project sheds light on how bacteria control key survival strategies. The research focuses on a specific modification in transfer RNA, known as queuosine. This …
Fluorogenic Monitoring Unlocks Ultrahigh-Throughput Enzyme Evolution
We are pleased to highlight the publication Fluorogenic, Subsingle-Turnover Monitoring of Enzymatic Reactions Involving NAD(P)H Provides a Generalised Platform for Directed Ultrahigh-Throughput Evolution of Biocatalysts in Microdroplets. This work supports …
Expanding the genetic toolbox for thermostable protein production
A new Open Access publication in Synthetic Biology journal presents an important step forward in enabling efficient protein production in the thermophilic bacterium Thermus thermophilus. The study addresses current limitations …
A faster, simpler way to engineer enzymes for chemistry and pharma
How can we turn naturally occurring enzymes into powerful tools for making medicines without spending months or huge budgets on protein engineering? A new open-access study in iScience introduces RISE …
How Marine Archaea Use Light: A Closer Look at HeimdallRs
A new study led by Bluetools partners at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, together with collaborators from Japan, Spain, the Czech Republic, and Germany, and published in Nature Microbiology shows how some marine archaea, single-celled microorganisms found in the ocean, capture energy from a broader range of sunlight than previously thought.
ESAB WEBINAR: Digital sequence information, access and benefit sharing andopen science. Implications for microbiome and biocatalysis research
The Nagoya Protocol on ‘Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (ABS)’ represented a deep transformation on the discovery and use …