Open AccessThe contribution of bacterial genome engineering to sustainable development
Author(s) -
Reuß Daniel R.,
Commichau Fabian M.,
Stülke Jörg
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
microbial biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.287
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 1751-7915
DOI - 10.1111/1751-7915.12784
Subject(s) - sustainable development , production (economics) , business , climate change , environmental resource management , value (mathematics) , environmental planning , natural resource economics , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology , environmental science , computer science , biology , economics , macroeconomics , machine learning
Summary The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals define important challenges for the prosperous development of mankind. To reach several of these goals, among them the production of value‐added compounds, improved economic and ecologic balance of production processes, prevention of climate change and protection of ecosystems, the use of engineered bacteria can make valuable contributions. We discuss the strategies for genome engineering and how they can be applied to meet the United Nations’ goals for sustainable development.