DISCO poster presentation at the 2^nd Synthetic Biology Congress

Gianfranco Diretto from the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), partner institution in the DISCO project, presented a poster at the 2^nd Synthetic Biology Congress in London (UK). The poster titled "Metabolic Engineering of carotenoids in potato affects ABA metabolism and tuber shelf-life” also included results which have been obtained in the DISCO project.

The 2^nd Synthetic Biology Congress was held from 20-21 October 2015 in London (UK) and was designed for experts working in genome engineering, technological developments, protein design, cell building, bio-manufacturing and gene editing and examines the latest developments in these fields in both the healthcare and plant biology sectors. The conference, as a timely interactive networking forum, offered the opportunity to take home cutting edge research, strategies, methods and solutions which allows participants to keep up to date with the latest advancements, novel methods and applications of Synthetic Biology within their respective field.

Further information about the 2^nd Synthetic Biology Congress:
http://www.globalengage.co.uk/synthetic-biology.html