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Hello,

I am working on a (currently) theoretical project whose goal is to get rid of water pollution and infection through modifying microorganisms to "eat"/"absorb" the type of pollution detected, for example, sulfur.I am working on a (currently) theoretical project whose goal is to get rid of water pollution and infection through modifying microorganisms to "eat"/"absorb" the type of pollution detected, for example, sulfur.

My question is, can i genetically modify a microorganism in order to make it resilient and resistant to a certain matter and also to consume this same matter, for example a sulfur-consuming bacteria.

If such thing can be done (now or in the not-too-far future), can it be done automatically or does it have to be manual?
e.g. a scanner detects that a lake has a "patch" infected by X, it then modifies a bacteria to be X resistant and X consuming, without the need of a human being telling it what genes need to be inserted.


Thanks for your time and have a happy new year!