ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,772, issued on June 30.
"Microbial stem cell technology" was invented by Grant Bowman (Laramie, Wyo.), Nikolai Mushnikov (Laramie, Wyo.) and Mark Gomelsky (Laramie, Wyo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to microbial stem cell technology that enables a growing microbial culture to stably maintain two or more distinct cell types in a ratio that can be genetically programmed and/or dynamically controlled during cultivation. It is contemplated that embodiments described herein can be utilized to increase product yield in microbial fermentations and advanced engineering of biomaterials using genetically engine...