Split intein synthetic biology platform for scalable microbial production of high-performance biomimetic textiles, adhesives and other materials

by | Oct 23, 2020 | Bowen, Christopher, Dai, Bin, Zhang, Fuzhong

— Brief Description

A team of engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a synthetic biology platform for low-cost, sustainable production of high-performance composite materials. This technology uses a split intein assembly system to synthesize high molecular weight polymers (e.…