Unique Presentation Identifier:
P26
Program Type
Undergraduate
Faculty Advisor
Aniruddha Acharya
Document Type
Poster
Location
Face-to-face
Start Date
29-4-2025 11:30 AM
Abstract
The physicochemical properties of silicon are closely related to carbon. Certain species of plants accumulate high amount of silicon, however, their physiological role and molecular mechanism of sequestration and distribution in plant tissues are poorly understood. The bonding potential of silicon is analogous to carbon and silicon is a key element propelling nanotechnology and digital revolution. Recent discoveries of silicon in Mars and the Moon along with metabolic engineering of enzymes that can incorporate and cleave silicon from organic compounds have consolidated the idea of silicon-based synthetic cellular lifeforms. Bibliometric analysis was used to evaluate the trend of research in plant synthetic biology.
Recommended Citation
Nelms, Stephanie N.; Herring, Kai; Hanke, Luke; and Foley, William, "Investigating Silicon as a Candidate for Plant Synthetic Biology" (2025). ATU Student Research Symposium. 46.
https://orc.library.atu.edu/atu_rs/2025/2025/46
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Investigating Silicon as a Candidate for Plant Synthetic Biology
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The physicochemical properties of silicon are closely related to carbon. Certain species of plants accumulate high amount of silicon, however, their physiological role and molecular mechanism of sequestration and distribution in plant tissues are poorly understood. The bonding potential of silicon is analogous to carbon and silicon is a key element propelling nanotechnology and digital revolution. Recent discoveries of silicon in Mars and the Moon along with metabolic engineering of enzymes that can incorporate and cleave silicon from organic compounds have consolidated the idea of silicon-based synthetic cellular lifeforms. Bibliometric analysis was used to evaluate the trend of research in plant synthetic biology.