Novel microalgal cultivation systems for combined economic and environmental benefits

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In recent years, many protein products have been successfully expressed in various genetically engineered organisms and tested for use as new, more potent or safer drugs, more selective and active enzymes, and health foods. Joint efforts from bio-scientists and engineers are needed to produce these proteins at desired rates inexpensively, easily and in a fully functional form. Under this proposal, funds are requested for conducting a complete set of tasks to develop technologies for the environmentally friendly and cost-efficient production of recombinant protein products, using genetically-engineered algae, carbon dioxide and/or other inexpensive carbon sources, light illumination, and other simple media in fully controlled photo-bioreactors. The direct outcome of this research is expected to bring both economic and environmental benefits to Canada.