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Figure 1.2.5 Biodesalination process controlled by Pdark.
In the growth Stage, cyanobacteria grow to a certain density; In the induction stage, darkness induces the expression of halorhodopsin, and additionally pushes cyanobacteria to starvation status; In the working stage, engineered cyanobacteria absorb sodium chloride under natural light.