Synthetic e. coli could build a better biofuel: study

December 8, 2008 A gas station attendant fills up a car

A gas station attendant fills up a car. US researcher have engineered a synthetic version of the common e. coli bacteria that could help build a better biofuel, according to a study published Monday.

US researcher have engineered a synthetic version of the common e. coli bacteria that could help build a better biofuel, according to a study published Monday.



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  • makotech222 - Dec 08, 2008
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    duh. usualy humans are better a building things that benefit us, rather than nature building them.
  • superhuman - Dec 08, 2008
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    This is the first time researchers have been able to synthesize long-chain alcohol.


    1. Organic chemists synthesized such alcohols ages ago
    2. In the above case its not researchers but bacteria who synthesize it.

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