Re: [DIYbio] Re: Cyanobacteria+DIY bio

Well, I stand corrected: that's pretty interesting!
Honestly, without knowing more about their process it's impossible to
say how much work is involved. It could be a quick hack of a gene or
two, or it might involve extensive modifications to preserve the cells
against ethanol-induced cell death while ramping up production.

It is also possible that they're not revealing some critical issues with
the technology, which I'd expect with cyanobacteria: ethanol
fermentation is normally a response to anoxic conditions, but
photosynthesis produces oxygen as a byproduct. This would suggest to me
that the better the conditions are for photosynthesis, the worse they
are for fermentation of alcohol. Perhaps that's a whole artificial
genetic regulatory system unto itself?

On 25/07/12 18:25, joseph matthews wrote:
> apparently a company called algenol has engineered cyanobacteria that do
> produce significant amounts of ethanol. how difficult would it be for me to
> replicate their process on a much smaller scale?
>
> On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Mega <masterstorm123@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Cathal, do you by chance know if Cyanobacteria will handle E.Coli
>> plasmids (such as pUC and pVIB)?
>>
>> I mean, they are both Gram- , so the chance would be higher imho... (?)
>>
>> Or do I just have to try?
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