Ebbe Sloth Andersen says: “Cells work efficiently because of their internal organization, which can be compared with a factory with robots in assembly lines. The cell uses this molecular machinery to orchestrate its metabolism with the sole purpose of sustaining life. As genetic engineers, we are attempting to redirect this purpose to produce valuable proteins and chemicals more efficiently. This project aims to develop a new RNA-based platform to organize, regulate and detect production pathways based on rational design methods for RNA nanostructures and devices. The project will initially demonstrate how organizational principles can be used to improve production yields, and if successful, we hope that the toolbox will be used in industrial biotechnology to generate biofuels, specialty chemicals and biological drugs from renewable resources.”