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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2010
Shaun Bailey, Los Altos, CA (US);
Yuen Yee Tam, San Leandro, CA (US);
Bertrand Vick, Emeryville, CA (US);
Shaun Bailey, Los Altos, CA (US);
Yuen Yee Tam, San Leandro, CA (US);
Bertrand Vick, Emeryville, CA (US);
Aurora Algae, Inc., Hayward, CA (US);
Abstract
Various aspects provide for genetically modifying photosynthetic cells. In some cases, an integrated light harvesting efficiency of photosynthetic cells may be increased by reducing the amount of incident light that is absorbed but not used for photosynthesis. In some cases, an increased transparency may be associated with an increased light harvesting efficiency when absorption due to non-photosynthetic processes is reduced. A reduced capacity of various light-harvesting antenna apparatus may increase transparency. In some cases, a capacity of an organism to adapt to varying light levels may be reduced, and in certain cases, a modified organism may have a reduced ability to acclimate to a low light irradiance.