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Biofuel
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Engineering Cells for More Efficient Biofuel Production
Science Daily on engineering yeast and bacterial cells to redirect metabolic flux toward biofuel production — specifically harnessing mitochondria as biochemical factories. Part of the 2013 wave of metabolic engineering breakthroughs.
CO2-Eating Algae Lamp
A biochemist created a lamp powered by living algae that absorbs CO2 and produces light via bioluminescence. A striking proof-of-concept for biological energy systems that simultaneously sequester carbon and generate illumination.