Carbon-negative synthetic biology: challenges and emerging trends of cyanobacterial technology

Carbon-negative synthetic biology: challenges and emerging trends of cyanobacterial technology

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Global warming and climate instability have spurred interest in using renewable carbon resources for the sustainable production of chemicals. Cyanobacteria are ideal cellular factories for carbon-negative production of chemicals owing to their great potentials for directly utilizing light and CO2 as sole energy and carbon sources, respectively. However, several challenges in adapting cyanobacterial technology to industry, such as low productivity, poor tolerance, and product harvesting difficulty, remain.

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