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There are 15 item(s) tagged with the keyword "Ducat lab".
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- 1. [VIDEO] How bacteria organize their factories, and what it means for a bioeconomy
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MSU scientists report how cyanobacteria line up their CO2-fixing factories within them in a system that works like Velcro. The research is part of an effort to control and repurpose these factories to make products for human consumption.
- By By Igor Houwat, Danny Ducat
- 2. MSU 2017 team wins silver medal at synthetic biology competition
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MSU’s second-ever iGEM team earned a Silver Medal for a new technology that can detect dangerous contaminants in the environment.
- By By Bjoern Hamberger, Igor Houwat
- 3. Better together: a bacteria community creates biodegradable plastic with sunlight
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The cooperative works like an assembly line and is relatively cheap to run. Future products could include medicine, even food for Martian outposts.
- By Igor Houwat, Taylor Weiss
- 4. Perspectives on building nanofactories for energy and medical uses
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Scientists are learning how bacterial nanofactories are constructed in nature. Recent experiments show we could engineer their building blocks into new structures, for useful applications.
- By Igor Houwat, Eric Young
- 5. Taylor Weiss to join Arizona State University in August
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Taylor will be Assistant Professor in the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, researching the design of artificial and synthetic algae-bacteria consortia for scaled production of bioproducts.
- 6. 2017 Anton Lang Memorial Award Winners Announced
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Clement Aussignargues and Joshua MacCready have won the 2017 Anton Lang Memorial Award.
- By By Igor Houwat
- 7. How cyanobacteria define their middle point
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The mechanism promotes cell division to ensure daughter cells are healthy and of equal size.
- By By Joshua MacCready, Danny Ducat, Igor Houwat
- 8. Molecular velcro boosts microalgae's potential in biofuel industrial applications
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Derek Fedeson from the Ducat lab has designed a system to attach cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, to yeast and other surfaces.
- 9. MSU students participate in premier synthetic biology competition
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Eric Young, a grad student, reflects on MSU's first participation at iGEM, an international competition encouraging students to solve real-world challenges through genetically engineered biological systems.
- By By Eric Young
- 10. Adam Jordan joins VWR as Sales Associate
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The former Ducat lab's Research Tech will join a global leader in product and service solutions for labs and production industries.
- By By Igor Houwat
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