The logic of carbon substitution: from fossilised life to “cell factories”
(2024)
Journal Article
Ehrenstein, V., & Rudge, A. (2024). The logic of carbon substitution: from fossilised life to “cell factories”. Review of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Studies, 105(1), 99-123. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41130-024-00206-z
This paper examines how researchers in biotechnology reflect on the challenges of turning microbes into what they call “cell factories”. These researchers use the tools of genome editing to harness the biochemistry of single cell organisms, such as b... Read More about The logic of carbon substitution: from fossilised life to “cell factories”.