DNA-level editing of microbial communities for understanding and control.
Overview
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Microbial communities are major contributors to the uptake and release of greenhouse gasses and are critical regulators of human health; however, efforts to precisely engineer their constituents' DNA are nascent. Our laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley brings DNA-editing tools to microbiomes.
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In the short term, this approach should provide understanding of the interactions and unstudied organisms within communities.
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Over the longer term, community editing offers a precise means for controlling microbiomes that are instrumental to our health, agriculture, climate, and industry.
The Lab
August 2, 2022
The lab sets up its first space at the Innovative Genomics Institute! Check out more photos at News.
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