Engineering a better biofuel

Wednesday, August 10, 2016 - 12:01 in Mathematics & Economics

While the bacteria E. coli is often considered a bad bug, researchers commonly use laboratory-adapted E. coli that lacks the features that can make humans sick, but can grow just as fast. That same quality allows it to transform into the tiniest of factories: when its chemical production properties are harnessed, E. coli has the potential […]

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