Blue Pigment from Engineered Fungi Could Help Turn the Textile Industry Green

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Lead researcher Aindrila Mukhopadhyay holds a vial of purified indigoidine crystals.

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Droplets of purified indigoidine, produced by bioengineered fungi, are added to water to showcase the pigment’s rich, saturated hue.

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Aindrila Mukhopadhyay and Maren Wehrs inspect a bioreactor full of their Bluebelle strain at JBEI.

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