Microbial manufacturing: Genetic engineering breakthrough for urban farming

(Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART)) Researchers at DiSTAP, SMART, MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, and National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a new technology that revolutionises the creation of genetic material, enabling drastically accelerated genetic engineering of microbes that can be used to manufacture chemicals used for urban farming. The new Guanine/Thymine (GT) DNA assembly technology will accelerate the creation of microbial factories, which are key to producing nutrients and natural pesticides for urban farming.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news