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2014-06-03 | permalink
GE Bacteria Eats Grass, Poops Out Biofuel
One of the main problems with making biofuels such as ethanol a true alternative to gasoline is the fact that processing the stuff costs a lot of money, nullifying any sort of economic advantage you'd see over crude oil. There are other problems, of course, but the expense of the process itself is a major one. Well, a newly genetically-engineered bacteria that automates the entire process could make it dramatically easier to turn crops into fuel.
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2014-06-03 | permalink
GE Bacteria Eats Grass, Poops Out Biofuel
One of the main problems with making biofuels such as ethanol a true alternative to gasoline is the fact that processing the stuff costs a lot of money, nullifying any sort of economic advantage you'd see over crude oil. There are other problems, of course, but the expense of the process itself is a major one. Well, a newly genetically-engineered bacteria that automates the entire process could make it dramatically easier to turn crops into fuel.
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