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The culture would then be allowed to grow up again and the process repeated until we got the sort of diatoms we wanted’, says Gordon.
‘Whether we use those proteins inside the diatom or in test tubes remains to be seen, but one way or another, diatoms are harbouring a secret that engineers need to learn about’, says Sussman.
Because it is possible to scale static structures like shells, diatoms can teach us how to make lightweight constructions for the aerospace and car industry’.
Some of the potential applications of diatoms can be investigated right now, using naturally occurring diatoms.
‘The only way we can really figure out what a gene is doing is by comparing it with known genes in other organisms, but because diatoms are so unique in their use of silicon, we don't have that option.