Plant chromosome synthesis.

Synthesis of complex (e.g., repeat) DNA.

Engineer proteins that improve the water acquisition in plant (aquaporins).

Engineer proteins that reduce water loss (uniport aquaporins).

Improve plant transformation protocols.

Reduce generation time of model plant species.

Risk assessment models for the impact of engineered plants on the surrounding ecology.

Methods to capture field data (such as growth, microbe composition) under non-standardized conditions over a long period of time.

Plant chromosome synthesis.

Synthesis of complex (e.g., repeat) DNA.

Improve efficiency of extracellular electron transfer from easy-to-grow microbes (e.g., Shewanella).

Light energy conversion: engineer microbes and algae to more efficiently convert solar light to carbon/ATP.

Light capture: expand the range of solar spectrum wavelengths that can be captured by photosynthesis.

Improve CO₂ fixation by reducing 2-phosphoglycolate produced by RuBISCO O₂ fixation.

Engineer plants with a higher content of lignin and lower cellulose/hemicellulose content to enable greater biomass production.

Convert extracellular electron transfer of diverse redox potential metals from Geobacter species to Shewanella species.

Develop fast-growing, drought-tolerant grasses and trees for specific environments.

Risk assessment model for the impacts of engineered plants on the surrounding ecology.

Methods to capture field data (such as growth, microbe composition) under non-standardized conditions over a long period of time.