THE RUBBER GENE, isoprene synthase, has only been identified so far in rubber trees. Typically plant genes are cumbersome to insert into microorganisms, but synbio engineering has provided a solution to make isoprene. Genencor, together with Goodyear, are working on making natural rubber using synthetic biology by fermentation. ”
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