Detalle de: Design and build a proof-of-concept ‘living architecture’ whose targeted breakthrough is to transform our habitats from inert spaces into programmable sites

CSIC PI: Juan Nogales (CIB-CSIC and CNB-CSIC).

The goal of project LIAR was to design and build a proof-of-concept ‘living architecture’ whose targeted breakthrough is to transform our habitats from inert spaces into programmable sites. LIAR was developed as a modular bioreactor-wall, based on the operational principles of microbial fuel cell technology and synthetic ‘consortia’ of microbes. LIAR was designed as an early stage technology, aimed at providing a foundational platform for the exploitation of synthetic biology principles to engineer synthetic microbial communities. In this context, the SBG introduced an innovative computational framework, marking the pioneering creation of a design and implementation strategy for synthetic microbial consortia using metabolic modelling. Furthermore, the group successfully realized a photoautotrophic synthetic microbial consortium specifically designed to purify household grey water, showcasing the practical applications of this approach.