There's Oil in That Slime

November 29th, 2007 in Technology / Energy
There's Oil in That Slime (AP)

University of Minnesota scientist Dr. Blanca Martinez works with different varieties of algae at the Center for Biorefining at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, Minn., November 9, 2007. Driven by renewed investment as oil prices push $100 a barrel, Ruan and scores of scientists around the world are racing to turn algae into a commercially viable energy source. (AP Photo/Thomas Whisenand)

(AP) -- The 16 big flasks of bubbling bright green liquids in Roger Ruan's lab at the University of Minnesota are part of a new boom in renewable energy research.

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