Hey guys,
Today I will be talking about how scientists are planning to use a new bacteria to solve some of the world's problems. Most of you may have heard about Cyanobacteria but may have not researched in depth about it. Cyanobacteria is a prokaryote which accounts for 30% of CO2. This makes it to be responsible for photosynthesis in both land and water bodies.
Cyanobacteria can act as an alternative crop species because they have a lot of material found in plants. Scientists have recently found out that cyanobacteria if engineered can produce sufficient amount of sugar to drive the planned bio-economy. Because it naturally secretes sucrose, by exposing the cyanobacteria cells in a salty environment, it will definitely produce sugar to compensate the atmospheric pressure caused by the salt. By inserting genes to act as transporters, the sugar produced can be siphoned from the media and be used as a raw material for bio-energy production. In this case, starch will no longer be used as a raw material for bio-energy production since it has proved to cause a scenario where the need for raw materials compete with the plant's food production.
This may just be a solution to the world climate saga.
Robert F Service"Algaes second try" science vol 333, 2nd September 2011, www.sciencemag.org
Expery.
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