Self-destructing bacteria improve renewable biofuel production
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - 01:22
in Health & Medicine
An Arizona State University research team has developed a process that removes a key obstacle to producing lower-cost, renewable biofuels. The team has programmed a photosynthetic microbe to self-destruct, making the recovery of high-energy fats -- and their biofuel byproducts -- easier and potentially less costly.