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Team:York
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| - | <p style="font-size:150%">Our project <i>EcoCADMUS</i> (E. Coli CAdmium DecontaMination Universal System) | + | <p style="font-size:150%">Our project <i>EcoCADMUS</i> (<i>E. Coli</i> CAdmium DecontaMination Universal System) |
aims to provide a safe and effective way to remove Cadmium and Sulfate from wastewater.</p> | aims to provide a safe and effective way to remove Cadmium and Sulfate from wastewater.</p> | ||
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The Solution
Our project is a biological approach to solving an environmental problem; the removal of cadmium and sulfate from wastewater. Our aim is to increase cadmium and sulfate uptake in our chassis, E.coli. Our system involves chelating cadmium intra-cellularly through over-expressing cysteine-rich phytochelatins. Find out more about our project here.
Hello! We're from the
Our project EcoCADMUS (E. Coli CAdmium DecontaMination Universal System) aims to provide a safe and effective way to remove Cadmium and Sulfate from wastewater.
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