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In Diatom, Scientists Find Genes That May Level Engineering Hurdle, PhysOrg.com
 









Excerpts:     By manipulating the genes responsible for silica production in
diatoms - unicellular algae that encase themselves in intricately patterned,
glass-like shells - scientists hope to produce faster computer chips. Photo:
courtesy Wikimedia Commons      Diatoms build their hard cell walls by laying
down submicron-sized lines of silica, a compound related to the key material of
the semiconductor industry - silicon. "If we can genetically control that
process, we would have a whole new way of performing the nanofabrication used to
make computer chips," (...). To that end, a team (...) has reported finding a
set of 75 genes specifically involved in silica bioprocessing in the diatom
Thalassiosira pseudonana (...).
Source: In Diatom, Scientists Find Genes That May Level Engineering Hurdle[
http://www.physorg.com/news120156785.html ], PhysOrg.com, 08/01/21

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