Schmitz, Alexa M.
Pian, Brooke
Marecos, Sabrina https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5852-9933
Wu, Mingming https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7846-3580
Holycross, Megan
Gazel, Esteban https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6385-7672
Reid, Matthew C.
Barstow, Buz https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2218-6152
Funding for this research was provided by:
Cornell University
Article History
Received: 29 June 2023
Accepted: 21 April 2025
First Online: 27 May 2025
Competing interests
: A.M.S, B.P., and B.B. are pursuing patent protection for engineered organisms used for enhanced bioleaching (US provisional application 63/152,798). A.M.S. is CEO and co-founder of REEgen, Inc., which is commercializing REE biomining technology. The remaining authors declare no competing interests.