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As I imply below we should also be able to biosynth silicon-based stuff :) FWIW I doubt we understand biology enough today to make biomanufacturing more effici
by gsf_emergency 2y ago
As I imply below we should also be able to biosynth silicon-based stuff :)
FWIW I doubt we understand biology enough today to make biomanufacturing more efficient than conventional industrial processes, see the non sequitur of fungi based meat substitutes.
However, in the meantime, we can defo learn from bio to improve or even revolutionize our processes.
The other thing is: CO2 capture is also going to be far less feasible than increasing albedo, that's where we should focus our short term imagination. Don't lose hope for albedo increase to be
biotech based, in the short term, though!
(Eat meat that shit little yet fart more like humans)
- _yb2s 2y agoTrue, in addition to things like diatoms making silicon structures, magnetotactic bacteria make iron containing metallic structures to detect magnetic fields. It is in principle possible to both recycle and manufacture metal and silicon objects biologically with precise control over 3D structure... but a lot further off from making carbon based small molecules and polymers.
- 082349872349872 2y agoPedantry: I love that HN has at least one person who's attempted to culture magnetotactics: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=magnetotactic%20bacteria&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
- gsf_emergency 2y agoHaha. Pedantry for future diyrs You can start easier today (thanks thoughtful USian industry!) from, otc https://www.himedialabs.com/us/m643a-mineral-modified-glutamate-medium-base-double-strength.html https://www.himedialabs.com/us/m643a-mineral-modified-glutam... Following, e.g. (thanks academia!) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/46007644_Enhancement_of_magnetotactic_bacterial_yield_in_a_modified_MSGM_medium_without_alteration_of_magnetosomes_properties https://www.researchgate.net/publication/46007644_Enhancemen... Also note they are better thought of as anaerobic. Also diyrs, if you're to wean off the Man, keep detailed notes (or at least back up your pdfs on tape)! Source: have tried basic MSGM "at home" for easier anaerobes, reasonably successful Found this, also seems diyable, not chips, but li batt anodes from beachsand (thanks the lowest end of springer-demia!) https://www.nature.com/articles/srep05623 https://www.nature.com/articles/srep05623