Life Science Laboratory
Life with vibrant microorganisms – beautiful inside and out
An extremely important issue that needs solving as soon as possible is how to maintain the wide diversity of organisms and living things that support our ecosystems. Our laboratory is researching how to maintain and develop biodiversity (resources) through biotechnology, and how to effectively use these rerources to clean up the global environment, which include our own bodies.
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Affiliation
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Applied Chemistry
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Faculty Name
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YAMASHITA, Mitsuo |
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Academic Society
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The Society for Biotechnology The Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry The Japanese Biochemical Society |
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Keyword
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Environmental improvement, Biotechnology, Rare metals, Environmental pollution, Environmental purification, Resource supply, Allergies, Immunity, Genetic engineering |
Study Fields
Life science
Applied chemistry
Bioengineering
For Society
Making things creates waste. Today, we pay money to dispose of our trash. Pollution and toxins are generated as we throw away more and more garbage. We are trying to develop technology that harnesses the power of living organisms to purify waste and develop technology to recycle any useful substances (rare metals) contained within.
Research Themes
- Development of purification and recovery technology using organisms that synthesize and decompose rare metals
- Development of safe food microorganisms that could treat allergies
- Creation of nano-metal materials by harnessing bioactivity