Bioproducts from Bacteria: A Synthetic Biology Approach

What can synthetic biology do? Synthetic biology can solve many of Utah's problems: 1. Health: generate better medicines and treatments - Insulin, Artemisinin (anti-malaria drug), Cancer 2. Fuel: augment petroleum with biofuels and biogas 3. Electricity: directly generate electricity from waste...

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Main Authors: Walters, Andrew, Sims, Ron, Miller, Charles
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Published: Hosted by Utah State University Libraries 2018
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/roch/77
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1089&context=roch
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Summary:What can synthetic biology do? Synthetic biology can solve many of Utah's problems: 1. Health: generate better medicines and treatments - Insulin, Artemisinin (anti-malaria drug), Cancer 2. Fuel: augment petroleum with biofuels and biogas 3. Electricity: directly generate electricity from waste 4. Food: engineer more nutritious food with higher yields - Golden rice, Arctic Apples, Corn, Soybeans, Cotton 5. Products: generate necessary products renewably - Bioplastics, Spider silk, Adhesives, Pigments, Perfumes