The first step in the process is to get the raw materials.

这个过程的第一步是获得原材料。

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Carbon dioxide is bubbled into water, and then combined with mineral ions to make solid carbonate materials. Enzymes in the yeast help the mineralization process.

于是他们把二氧化碳通入水中，与矿物离子混合，再加入改造后的酵母菌，其中含有的酶能够促进矿化过程。

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Three of the most critical materials produced in this process are amino acids (from which DNA is made);

在这些‘加工’过程中会产生三种非常关键的化合物：氨基酸（DNA组成部分）；

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It also consumes an awful lot of other materials in the process as well, like wood and paper and all of those sorts of things, which produce a lot of waste at the end of the production.

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