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Engineering biology for critical minerals

Science advice note: biology-based approaches to critical minerals extraction and processing within 5 to 10 years.

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This note summarises an expert roundtable held in March 2026, discussing biology-based approaches to accessing and processing critical minerals that could be integrated into existing industrial methods.

Rapid projects support government departments to understand the scientific evidence underpinning a policy issue or area by convening academic, industry and government experts at a single roundtable. These summary meeting notes seek to provide accessible science advice for policymakers. They represent the combined views of roundtable participants at the time of the discussion and are not statements of government policy.

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Published 1 July 2026

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