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Revision as of 15:59, 17 September 2015

iGEM Amsterdam 2015

Looking at stable photosynthetic carbon production

The elephant in the room

Background

Synthetic Consortium

the idea is simple: we engineer cyanobacteria to produce simple carbon compounds using CO2 and sunlight in ways that are genetically stable. These molecules are shared with a chemotroph like E. coli, which uses them to produce a desired end-product, like commodity chemicals, pharmaceuticals, or biofuels.

The Goal

In our proof-of-principle consortium, E. coli produces isobutanol (an important biofuel) to highlight its sustainable production potential. But our engineered Synechocystis strains are essentially fully modular cyanobacterial production engines, and can be coupled to any biotechnological production process to remove dependencies on crops or petrochemicals and make it truly sustainable.