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Open infrastructure for exploring new horizons in research on microbial communities 🦠#UNLOCKMicrobialPotential 🔑 #TeamPlayIsKey

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What do the UNLOCK facilities for microbial research look like? You can now take a virtual tour of our research facilities in Delft and Wageningen from the comfort of your chair. 🎉

Take the tour here 👉 https://t.co/iCZBYR8oWB

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Discover our High Pressure & High Temperature Reactors!

Features:
- Three 0.4-liter reactors, one 5-liter reactor
- Evaluates CH4 and CO2 solubility for biogas quality
- Equipped with gas supplies and sensors

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🔬 Publication Highlight!

"Microbial dynamics and bioreactor performance are interlinked with organic matter removal from wastewater treatment plant effluent."

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🔬 Explore our Standard Bioreactors!

Features:

- Four 3 and 5-liter bioreactors
- Automated control system
- Linked to autosampler, fraction collector

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🔬 Publication Highlight: Genome-scale constraint-based modeling tools for microbial consortia":

- Need for adherence to FAIR standards.
- Calls for systematic tool assessments.
- Enhancing tool performance.

More articles: https://t.co/212DKYC9sU

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🔬Discover our Raman Assisted Microfluidic Cell Sorting Unit

- Raman microscope, optical tweezers, microfluidics cell sorter
- Traps single cells using optical tweezers
- Identifies cells based on specific characteristics

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🔬 Publication Highlight!

"Impact of wastewater characteristics on the removal of organic micropollutants by Chlorella sorokiniana"

Read the full article: https://t.co/U2LlsHTC37

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🔬 Discover our Bio-electrochemical Systems (BES) in the Modular Bioreactor platform!

Efficient energy conversion via microbial processes, automated control, and online monitoring.

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🔬Publication Highlight:

Dynamic genome-scale modeling of Saccharomyces cerevisiae unravels mechanisms for ester formation during alcoholic fermentation

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🔬 Publication: "Exploitation of microbial activities at low pH to enhance planetary health."

Highlights:
- Acidophiles in Waste Management
- Circular Economy Potential
- Low pH Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance

Read more: https://t.co/212DKYC9sU

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🔬 Discover our Microbioreactor Unit

- Propagates single cells and combinations
- Operates up to 48 cells in batch, 36 in fed-batch mode
- Monitors pH, temperature & more
- Screens conditions in high throughput

Visit: https://t.co/HqTOtkG4zc.

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Explore our #ParallelCultivation platform's 30 standard units! Features:

On-line analytics: pH, DO, ORP, ISE
Off-gas analysis: MS
Automated control: precise dosing & biomass removal
Long-term experiments

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📰 Publication Highlight!

Check out the research article: "Biobased short chain fatty acid production - Exploring microbial community dynamics and metabolic networks."

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Discover our Constructed Wetlands on the Modular Bioreactor platform!

Three 12 m³ CW units
Sustainable wastewater treatment
Utilizes plants and soil
Adaptable materials
Fed with municipal wastewater
Equipped with autosampler & sensors

Visit: https://t.co/HqTOtkGCoK #Bioreactor

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🔬 Check out our High Throughput Sample Processing Unit!

1) Handles diverse samples
2) Processes 144 samples/day
3) Automates DNA, RNA, protein extraction
4) Enables cryopreservation & biobanking

Visit: https://t.co/HqTOtkG4zc to #unlock more!

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On June 20th, we hosted the #NWO Permanent Committee for Large-Scale Research Infrastructure!

The committee, fostering a #sustainable research ecosystem in the Netherlands, toured our facilities and learned about our research.

Thank you for your visit!
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Join us at NWO Life2024!

Visit our stand at the life sciences conference for a virtual tour of #UNLOCK's infrastructure and get all your questions answered. Don't miss it!

Register at https://t.co/VJfasLMfSs by April 30.

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Check out our latest article in Biotechnology Advances! 🔬

It explores anaerobic digestion, focusing on resource recovery and valuable volatile fatty acids (VFAs).

Read it here: https://t.co/FxZ1ReS7DF

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Microbial pH Impact: A path to planetary health 🌍

Discover how #UNLOCK's Merve Atasoy and fellow researchers study microbial communities at low pH for sustainable practices.

Read more: https://t.co/AaB5V5EPV0

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🔬 Exciting news!

Join us at the #Wageningen Campus Expedition from June 10th to June 20th. Explore our facilities and discover groundbreaking microbiome research!

Save the date! 📅

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🔓Ready to unlock new microbial potential with #UNLOCK?

1️⃣ Submit your project idea: https://t.co/SRjAPv7Kc5
2️⃣ Create a proposal with a platform manager.
3️⃣ Await evaluation.
4️⃣ Start your research with UNLOCK's guidance.

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