Synthetic biologists have engineered bacteria in a manner that they are converting carbon waste to valuable chemicals. This carbon negative approach could contribute to a net-zero emissions economy.
In a new pilot study from Northwestern University, a team of scientists optimized a particular strain of bacteria into acetone and isopropanol (IPA).
This technology could emerge as a potential to help in the removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere while reducing the use of fossil fuels, finally contributing to a net-zero emissions economy.
The study was led by senior author Michael Jewett, a professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering and director of the Centre for Synthetic Biology. He was co-led in the study with Michael Koepke and Ching Leang, researchers at LanzaTech.
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