Creating a Circular Phosphorus Bioeconomy with Synthetic Biology

We represent a student-led research team at the University of Bath. We are the University’s first ever iGEM team, a synthetic biology competition where teams from around the world engineer biological systems to solve pressing issues. Our project involves engineering a bacterium that can remove phosphate from water to be reapplied on crops as a biofertilizer, tackling the problem of excess phosphate in our rivers while providing farmers a sustainable source of fertiliser.

Gregorio Queiroz:  Molecular Biosciences M.Sc. (University of Bath)