title: Special section on Biotechnology for the Sustainability of Human Society.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Rd., Dalian 116023, China. Electronic address: fwbai@dlut.edu.cn.
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.affiliation: Marine Bioproducts Engineering Group, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Rd., Dalian 116023, China, Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Bedford Park, Adelaide, SA5042, Australia. Electronic address: Wei.Zhang@flinders.edu.au.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism (MOE), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dong-Chuan Rd., Shanghai 200240, China. Electronic address: jjzhong@sjtu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: J-J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Zhong
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology; D006801:Humans; D012952:Societies