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US 2020/0048650 A1Published application
Synthetic desalination genetic circuit in plants
AssigneeColorado State University Research Foundation
InventorsJune Medford, Kevin Morey, Tessema Kassaw, Mauricio Antunes
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for generating plants that can grow in saline conditions, or remove a salt or other impurity from water, for example plants that can remove sodium chloride from salt or sea water, and plants that can produce purified water from salt or sea water.
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A transgenic plant genetically engineered to produce purified water, comprising:
- a) genetically encoded physical barrier components;
- b) genetically encoded water filtering and transport components;
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- c) genetically encoded water retention and pumping components,
- wherein said plant produces purified water when grown in water containing an impurity, and wherein at least one of said components is exogenously provided to said plant.
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A nucleic acid construct, comprising:
- a) genetically encoded physical barrier components;
- b) genetically encoded water filtering and transport components;
- and
- c) genetically encoded water retention and pumping components.
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