ReviewSynthetic and systems biotechnology2022
Synthetic biology techniques to tackle heavy metal pollution and poisoning.
Review in Synthetic and systems biotechnology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Topography-driven variability in atmospheric deposition and soil distribution of cadmium, lead and zinc in a mountainous agricultural area.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Ultrasensitive Electrochemical Biosensors Based on Allosteric Transcription Factors (aTFs) for PbBiosensors · 2024Article
- The arsenic bioremediation using genetically engineered microbial strains on aquatic environments: An updated overview.Heliyon · 2024Review
- Biosecurity Assessments for Emerging Transdisciplinary Biotechnologies: Revisiting Biodefense in an Age of Synthetic Biology.Applied biosafety : journal of the American Biological Safety Association · 2024Review
- Biosynthesis of Indigo Dyes and Their Application in Green Chemical and Visual Biosensing for Heavy Metals.ACS omega · 2024Article
- Solvent Extraction with Cyanex 923 to Remove Arsenic(V) from Solutions.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
The requirement for natural resources and energy increases continually with the increase in population. An inevitable result of this is soil, water, and air pollution with diverse pollutants, including heavy metals. Synthetic Biology involves using modular, interchangeable biological parts, devices in standard chassis or whole organisms to achieve a programmed result that can be quantified and optimized till it meets the required efficiency. This makes synthetic biology techniques very popular to tackle pressing global issues such as heavy metal poisoning. This review aimed to highlight various advancements as well as benefits, risks, and problems in synthetic biology techniques for detection, bioaccumulation, and biosorption of various heavy metals using engineered organisms. We found that while such an approach is cost-effective, accessible, and efficient, there are several inherent technological and ethical issues including but not limited to metabolic burden and consequences of use of genetically modified organisms respectively. Overcoming these hurdles will probably take time and innumerable conversations, and should be done through education and a culture of responsible research, rather than enforcing restrictions on the development of synthetic biology.
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