College
College of Engineering
Department
Biological Engineering Department
Abstract
What can synthetic biology do?
Synthetic biology can solve many of Utah's problems:
1. Health: generate better medicines and treatments
- Insulin, Artemisinin (anti-malaria drug), Cancer
2. Fuel: augment petroleum with biofuels and biogas
3. Electricity: directly generate electricity from waste
4. Food: engineer more nutritious food with higher yields
- Golden rice, Arctic Apples, Corn, Soybeans, Cotton
5. Products: generate necessary products renewably
- Bioplastics, Spider silk, Adhesives, Pigments, Perfumes
First Co-Presenter's Department
Biological Engineering Department
Second Co-Presenter's Department
Biological Engineering Department
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
2018
Recommended Citation
Walters, Andrew; Sims, Ron; and Miller, Charles, "Bioproducts from Bacteria: A Synthetic Biology Approach" (2018). Research on Capitol Hill. Paper 77.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/roch/77