Scott Nicholas Twary

US Patent:

20130210064, Aug 15, 2013

Filed:

Jun 12, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/494533

Inventors:

Pulak Nath - Los Alamos NM, US
Scott N. Twary - Santa Fe NM, US

International Classification:

C12P 7/64
C12R 1/89
C12P 3/00
C12N 15/79

US Classification:

435 34, 4352572, 435471, 435134, 435168, 435 617

Abstract:

Disclosed herein are magnetotactic algae, such as algae cells that include magnetic nanoparticles. In some examples the magnetotactic algae express a nucleic acid molecule encoding a bacterial MagA ferrous transporter, a nucleic acid molecule encoding a bacterial Mms6 magnetite binding protein, or both. Also disclosed herein are methods for producing magnetotactic algae and methods of producing biofuel or magnetic nanoparticles utilizing magnetotactic algae. Further disclosed herein are methods of enriching a population of magnetotactic algae cells (for example, increasing the number of magnetotactic algae cells in a population of algae cells). In further embodiments, disclosed herein are methods of selecting a transformed algae cell.

US Patent:

20140242663, Aug 28, 2014

Filed:

Feb 25, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/189969

Inventors:

- Los Alamos NM, US
Scott N. Twary - Santa Fe NM, US

Assignee:

Los Alamos National Security, LLC - Los Alamos NM

International Classification:

C12N 13/00

US Classification:

4351739, 4352831

Abstract:

Described herein are methods and systems for harvesting, collecting, separating and/or dewatering algae using iron based salts combined with a magnetic field gradient to separate algae from an aqueous solution.