Gut Microbe Makes Diesel Biofuel
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 07:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Welding bits and pieces from various microbes and the camphor tree into the genetic code of Escherichia coli has allowed scientists to convince the stomach bug to produce hydrocarbons, rather than sickness or more E. coli . The gut microbe can now replicate the molecules, more commonly known as diesel, that burn predominantly in big trucks and other powerful moving machines. [More]