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Bioproducts From Bacteria: A Synthetic Biology Approach, Andrew Walters, Ron Sims, Charles Miller
Bioproducts From Bacteria: A Synthetic Biology Approach, Andrew Walters, Ron Sims, Charles Miller
Research on Capitol Hill
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