https://video.igem.org/videos/watch/3ce60383-953d-4dfd-8c2b-953baf970822 Title: LanTurn: Lighting a Path for Mineral Recovery Description: Rare earth elements (REEs) are essential for technologies such as electric vehicles, wind turbines, and modern electronics, yet conventional extraction can be environmentally intensive and costly. LanTurn is a platform using Saccharomyces cerevisiae to recover REEs from secondary waste streams. Our system displays lanmodulin (LanM), a protein with high affinity for REEs, on the yeast surface to capture target metals. Using light to control yeast aggregation, we enable cells to clump together for easier collection. By combining selective metal binding with light-controlled recovery, LanTurn aims to complement existing mining processes and integrate into industrial workflows. Our computational model, Luminate, guides LanM protein engineering to improve binding stability and selectivity while evaluating system performance under different conditions and at scale. By transforming waste streams into potential sources of valuable minerals, LanTurn aims to advance a more circular and resource-efficient approach to critical mineral recovery. Wiki | Official Page Thu, 29 Oct 2026 22:21:39 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.igem.org https://video.igem.org/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://video.igem.org/videos/watch/3ce60383-953d-4dfd-8c2b-953baf970822 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.igem.org/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.