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Microbe produces biofuel from biomassBerkeley, Calif. (UPI) Jan 28, 2009 U.S. scientists say they have developed a microbe that can produce an advanced biofuel directly from biomass. Scientists led by Jay Keasling from the U.S. Department of Energy's Joint BioEnergy Institute said using synthetic biology they engineered a strain of Escherichia coli bacteria to produce biodiesel fuel and other chemicals derived from fatty acids. "The fact that our microbes can produce a diesel fuel directly from biomass with no additional chemical modifications is exciting and ... read more |
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Walnut Creek CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2010Soybean, one of the most important global sources of protein and oil, is now the first legume species with a published complete draft genome sequence. The sequence and its analysis appear in the January 14 edition of the journal Nature. The research team comprised 18 institutions, including the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI), the U.S. Department of Agriculture ... more 
Vancouver, British Columbia (UPI) Jan 13, 2009 Determining the genetic makeup of sunflowers will lead to species that can be used for food and fuel, scientists in Canada said. A joint venture between Genome Canada, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy, and France's National Institute for Agricultural Research aims to create a reference genome for sunflowers within four years. The sunflower -- the world's largest pl ... more 
Champaign IL (SPX) Jan 12, 2010The western corn rootworm beetle, a pest that feasts on corn roots and corn silk and costs growers more than $1 billion annually in the U.S., also can survive on the perennial grass Miscanthus x giganteus, a potential biofuels crop that would likely be grown alongside corn, researchers report. Rootworm beetle larvae can survive to adulthood on Miscanthus rhizomes, and adult beetles will ... more |
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Ampal gets stake in Colombia ethanol plantBogota, Colombia (UPI) Jan 4, 2009 Ampal-American Israel Corp. has signed an agreement making way for the company to acquire a 25-percent stake in an ethanol project in Colombia. Once completed it will be the largest Israeli energy project undertaken in Latin America, company officials said. The company said the deal, signed on Dec. 31, 2009, was an option exercise agreement with Merhav MNF Ltd., pursuant to which it exercised an existing option to convert Ampal's existing $22.249 million loan and accrued interest into a ... read more |
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