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Hi,
This is probably a really easy question, but I need help in finding the answers to it. Let's say I have a some raw chemical A (example: water) and I want to make it into a chemical B (example: something with an -OH). However, I don't want to use any chemical means but do everything via an organic lifeforms (example: yeast).
Let's say I also want this lifeforms to also be able to create different types of alcohols. One way seems to be to genetically modify the life form while the other method is to change the environment that life form is in so that it leans towards the chemical I want made.
What is this study called? Is there a specific branch of it or is a mis-mash of Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Biochemistry, Genetics? Is there a single book somewhere which might explain how this is done?
Thanks
This is probably a really easy question, but I need help in finding the answers to it. Let's say I have a some raw chemical A (example: water) and I want to make it into a chemical B (example: something with an -OH). However, I don't want to use any chemical means but do everything via an organic lifeforms (example: yeast).
Let's say I also want this lifeforms to also be able to create different types of alcohols. One way seems to be to genetically modify the life form while the other method is to change the environment that life form is in so that it leans towards the chemical I want made.
What is this study called? Is there a specific branch of it or is a mis-mash of Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Biochemistry, Genetics? Is there a single book somewhere which might explain how this is done?
Thanks