132128Engineering Bacteria to Convert Methane into Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFA)ClosedFeasibility StudiesInnovate UKIn this project, researchers from CHAIN and the University of Nottingham aim to develop process technology that utilises methanotrophic bacteria to ferment methane into valuable nutritional supplements (lipids) for animal feed. Methane is a low cost and sustainable feedstock that can be produced from fracking or from a variety of renewable sources, including anaerobic digestion which is prevalent in the UK and Europe. Using specialist synthetic biology tools, the partners plan to engineer methanotrophs to ferment methane to produce a fish oil replacement in high yield.