Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Engineered algae seen as fuel source

Engineered algae seen as fuel source

Davis, Calif. (UPI) Jan 8, 2013
Engineered bacteria could make fuel from sunlight as a step toward replacing fossil fuels as raw materials for the chemical industry, U.S. researchers say. Chemists at the University of California, Davis, say they have engineered blue-green algae to grow chemical precursors for fuels and plastics. "Most chemical feed stocks come from petroleum and natural gas, and we need other shttp://www.biofueldaily.com/reports/Engineered_algae_seen_as_fuel_source_999.html

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