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Engineering Nitrogen-Fixing Gut Bacteria
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20:44 - 25:25 (04:41)

The nitrogen-fixing metabolism of gut bacteria can be engineered by using nature's nitrogen fixing bug and computational tools. The Haber-Bash process can also convert nitrogen into ammonia.

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This podcast episode talks about engineering E. coli with nitrogen-fixing metabolism, how humans found a way to convert nitrogen to ammonia, and the process of converting nitrogen into ammonia using a Haber-Bash process.
20:44 - 22:41 (01:56)
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Synthetic Biology
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This podcast episode talks about engineering E. coli with nitrogen-fixing metabolism, how humans found a way to convert nitrogen to ammonia, and the process of converting nitrogen into ammonia using a Haber-Bash process.

Chapter
Engineering Nitrogen-Fixing Gut Bacteria
Episode
#350 – Betül Kaçar: Origin of Life, Ancient DNA, Panspermia, and Aliens
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
Translation, the process by which RNA is used to build proteins, is crucial to the operation of the cell.
22:41 - 25:25 (02:44)
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Translation
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Translation, the process by which RNA is used to build proteins, is crucial to the operation of the cell. Every process within a cell ultimately supports translation, making it a unique and central component of the biological system.

Chapter
Engineering Nitrogen-Fixing Gut Bacteria
Episode
#350 – Betül Kaçar: Origin of Life, Ancient DNA, Panspermia, and Aliens
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast