It is amazing. The potential for this technology is limitless. This technology has so many applications from removing pollution, to providing complex materials to a base on another planet. Awesome work, well done, your parents must be very proud of you both.
When they mentioned creating an organism that ate CO2 it reminded me of Isaac Asimov's book Foundation and Earth. The protagonists visited one of the first planets terraformed by humans, Abandoned as long as 10,000 years before, the only life they encounter is a moss-like material hypersensitive to CO2. An unassuming green fuzz barely noticeable in the shady areas where it accumulated came very close to killing them.
The scaling up might be the biggest issue since it might be not directly proportional. To be more specific, would that amount needed quadruple or would it only increase at certain incremental thresholds. Maybe the end result eats a lot more resources and energy than it's possible for being market competitive. I bet further testing is going to show. I'm just saying that there might be some unpleasant aspects on a bigger scale. For example , what if the organisms behave differently in a large mass with surplus of nutrition and the right atmosphere.
just imagine what would be possible in 100 years if all the nations in the world would unite, live in peace and spend all their money on research.. sadly the only thing that could make us do it is an extraterrestrial threat to all humans.
Brady, are those students in Nottingham as a function of the UK's inclusion in the Euro-zone? Is there research funded by the EU? Will their research now be in danger because of Brexit?
Great idea: take away the primary growth mechanism of flora, literally the point of transpiration, and feed it to genetically engineered bacteria whose mutation cycle is not understood to produce bottles for overpriced tap water. Keep researching but pick something a bit more intelligent to devote your efforts to. How about engineering bacteria to destroy petroleum products in salt water and turn those in to polymers? That's a much better use of your energy.
Wouldn't hurt to take a few billion tons of co2 out of the atmosphere whilst working on bacteria that can process polluted sea water. I doubt we could reduce the co2 in the atmosphere to the point of of killing off plants. The scale of production would have to be insanely huge to deplete the atmosphere and ocean of 100+years of industrial co2 production and keep up with current production levels. Or we could just trawl all the plastic thats already in ocean.
Also I'm assuming you intend to keep your genetically engineered bacteria who's mutation cycle is unknown contained and not release it into the environment. Pumping and purifying mass amounts of sea water is significantly harder and more dangerous for the environment than pumping and removing c02 from the atmosphere.
Sad to hear a scientist refer to CO2 as a pollutant and detracts from the video and no thought appears to be given to the necessity of CO2 to plant life and as Climate does change occur as it inevitably will the benefits to agriculture as the level rises with greater crop yields and less reliance on irrigation.
Ex Animus, I don't think plants would be affected that much if CO2 increased more. They'll probably thrive. Earth has been in a greenhouse state for billions of years in the past.
if there is a toxic amount of co2 to humans in the air the plants will grow better by a maximum of around 20 percent. no human life but 20 percent bigger plants. noice
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Please make a separate channel for biomedical subjects as they are very interesting and easily relateable.😇😊🔬🔬
It is amazing. The potential for this technology is limitless. This technology has so many applications from removing pollution, to providing complex materials to a base on another planet. Awesome work, well done, your parents must be very proud of you both.
Thanks, would love to see more on microbiology.
Hell yeah, it's so great seeing this passion for science. These are my kind of people!
Please do more Microbiology! Maybe on an seperate channel?
As a biotechnologist I've always found it to be sorta disappointing there's no biology related channel
Is there any documentation showing their research? LOve to have look at the chemical reactions/ pathway.
You publish the results once you're done with your experiment, dummy
They are such dorks... I love them.
And is she the voice of C.V.R.I.E.?
No, it's Latka and Simka
When they mentioned creating an organism that ate CO2 it reminded me of Isaac Asimov's book Foundation and Earth. The protagonists visited one of the first planets terraformed by humans, Abandoned as long as 10,000 years before, the only life they encounter is a moss-like material hypersensitive to CO2. An unassuming green fuzz barely noticeable in the shady areas where it accumulated came very close to killing them.
Very interesting!
Awesome! I'm getting into similar kinds of research myself (ok, completely different, genetic disease research, but still)
The scaling up might be the biggest issue since it might be not directly proportional. To be more specific, would that amount needed quadruple or would it only increase at certain incremental thresholds. Maybe the end result eats a lot more resources and energy than it's possible for being market competitive. I bet further testing is going to show. I'm just saying that there might be some unpleasant aspects on a bigger scale.
For example , what if the organisms behave differently in a large mass with surplus of nutrition and the right atmosphere.
so they wear protective glasses while interview but not when working
I can be wrong, but it think it is lab policy to wear eye protection at all time when you are in the lab.
Normal glasses can be sufficient for lab work in some cases.
Whether you even need glasses depends on what you work with. As a microbiologist you don't need to wear them all that much.
It depends on the lab you are in. In some labs they are compulsory, in others they are not.
wow. more pls.
These two probably the two most opposite accents in the world! Haha
I watch the whole video and still have no idea what they're talking about...
nice vid :)
just imagine what would be possible in 100 years if all the nations in the world would unite, live in peace and spend all their money on research.. sadly the only thing that could make us do it is an extraterrestrial threat to all humans.
Looks like the beginning of Resident Evil (movies/video game)
Let's make some mutants!
Brady, are those students in Nottingham as a function of the UK's inclusion in the Euro-zone? Is there research funded by the EU? Will their research now be in danger because of Brexit?
Oh come on, make some sort of biology related channel already.
biodegradeable plastic will eventually decay back into the environment producing CO2/Ch4
To be recycled by the same bacteria that created it.
Great idea: take away the primary growth mechanism of flora, literally the point of transpiration, and feed it to genetically engineered bacteria whose mutation cycle is not understood to produce bottles for overpriced tap water.
Keep researching but pick something a bit more intelligent to devote your efforts to. How about engineering bacteria to destroy petroleum products in salt water and turn those in to polymers? That's a much better use of your energy.
Wouldn't hurt to take a few billion tons of co2 out of the atmosphere whilst working on bacteria that can process polluted sea water. I doubt we could reduce the co2 in the atmosphere to the point of of killing off plants. The scale of production would have to be insanely huge to deplete the atmosphere and ocean of 100+years of industrial co2 production and keep up with current production levels. Or we could just trawl all the plastic thats already in ocean.
Also I'm assuming you intend to keep your genetically engineered bacteria who's mutation cycle is unknown contained and not release it into the environment. Pumping and purifying mass amounts of sea water is significantly harder and more dangerous for the environment than pumping and removing c02 from the atmosphere.
wasnt this how umbrella corp started?
French accent detected!
she's beautiful
He is too
surely, could do with him as well
Sad to hear a scientist refer to CO2 as a pollutant and detracts from the video and no thought appears to be given to the necessity of CO2 to plant life and as Climate does change occur as it inevitably will the benefits to agriculture as the level rises with greater crop yields and less reliance on irrigation.
Ex Animus, I don't think plants would be affected that much if CO2 increased more. They'll probably thrive. Earth has been in a greenhouse state for billions of years in the past.
I'm talking about "(which they have) exceed the biosphere's capability". Just saying that the biosphere can easily take more CO2
When some animals go instinct we don't say that the biosphere is dying. It's called natural selection.
probably auto correct or something. anyway, what's your issue? I'm just stating history. nothing new.
if there is a toxic amount of co2 to humans in the air the plants will grow better by a maximum of around 20 percent. no human life but 20 percent bigger plants. noice
Very interesting!