Team:LaVerne-Leos/Project
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Currently, cyanobacteria is used to produce biofuel, however the process is too costly and inefficient to use on large-scale production. Many researchers have been successful in increasing the amount of free fatty acids within the cells, which serve as the precursors to biofuel. However, scientists constantly run into a problem: high amounts of fatty acids is toxic to the cell and kills it. Our aim is to reengineer cyanobacteria to increase the efficiency of biofuel production by increasing the yield of fatty acids produced within each cell while solving the toxicity problem.
About Us
We are the first iGEM team from University of La Verne and La Canada High School. We are an interdisciplinary team with members from biology, math, computer science, art, and library science. We are a community-engaged team that hopes to partner with other high schools, non-profits, and local businesses to create innovative solutions to global issues!
Contact info
Natural Science Division Office and Biology Department
1950 3rd St. La Verne, CA 91750
Email: ulvigemteam@gmail.com