Lab makes renewable diesel fuel from E. coli bacteria

Lab makes renewable diesel fuel from E. coli bacteria

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The biotech company LS9 Inc. is using single-celled bacteria to create an oil equivalent. These petroleum "production facilities" are so small, you can see them only under a microscope.

"We started in my garage two years ago, and we're producing barrels today, so things are moving pretty quickly," said biochemist Stephen del Cardayre, LS9 vice president of research and development.

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[edit on 12-8-2008 by sty]

[edit on 12-8-2008 by sty]

Diesel from sugars, using re-engineered e-coli bacteria. My question- we also have sugar inside our body - what if the bacteria will "adapt" to us?
Here is an interesting video, same subject:

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