Silk-Making Bacteria, Deep Coral, CRISPR Agriculture
Today, you\u2019ll learn about a bacteria that turns plastic into spider webs, a massive deep-sea discovery right in our own backyard, and how CRISPR could reshape agriculture for an entire continent.
Silk-Making Bacteria
- \u201cResearchers Engineer Bacteria That Eat Plastic, Make Multipurpose Spider Silk.\u201d Technology Networks. 2024.
- \u201cTwo-step conversion of polyethylene into recombinant proteins using a microbial platform.\u201d by Alexander Connor, et al. 2023.
- \u201cOur planet is choking on plastic.\u201d UNEP. n.d.
- \u201cIn Images: Plastic is Forever.\u201d UN. n.d.
Deep Coral
- \u201cWorld\u2019s largest deep-sea coral reef found lurking beneath the Gulf Stream \u2018right on the doorstep\u2019 of US coast.\u201d by Harry Baker. 2024.
- \u201cStatus of Coral Reefs.\u201d Reef Resilience Network. N.d.
- \u201cLife Below Water.\u201d UN. 2020.
CRISPR Agriculture
- \u201cCRISPR-edited crops break new ground in Africa.\u201d by Heidi Ledford. 2024.
- \u201cWitchweed.\u201d USDA. n.d.
- \u201cAfrica\u2019s agricultural revolution: From self-sufficiency to global food powerhouse.\u201d By Gareth Hodder & Brenda Migwalla. 2023.
- \u201cGMOs or non-GMOs? The CRISPR Conundrum.\u201d By Aftab Ahmad, et al. 2023.
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