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Artificial Life, Biofuels & Climate Change: The ABC Of Synthetic Biology

Posted on 24. May, 2010 by Ross.

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Last week the mainstream media was set alight by the news that scientists had created the world’s first artificial bacteria, leading to excitement at the applications of the science, accusations of playing God and bewilderment at the speed of new advances in synthetic biology.
Whilst ten years ago such ground-breaking advances in biochemistry were all focused [...]

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New Artificial Photosynthesis Leaves Algae Biofuels Foaming At The Mouth

Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by Ross.

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Frog foam could provide the answer to the ultimate biofuels, as well as the promise of other chemical feedstocks via artificial photosynthesis.
First there was wheat and corn biofuels, along with controversy over threatened food supplies and question marks over their carbon-neutrality. Second generation biofuels from non-food crops are still starting to emerge and gain funding [...]

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Science Advances Artificial Photosynthesis

Posted on 06. Nov, 2009 by Ross.

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Artificial photosynthesis can save mankind from climate change and revolutionise the world economy… and scientists feel that they’re getting closer.
Scientists are making progress toward development of an “artificial leaf” that mimics a real leaf’s chemical magic with photosynthesis — but instead converts sunlight and water into a liquid fuel such as methanol for cars and [...]

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Artificial Photosynthesis: Limitless Resources Now A Step Closer

Posted on 13. Mar, 2009 by Ross.

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This week, research from the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory moved the world a step closer to one of the true Holy Grails of modern science.
Artificial photosynthesis is a key technology required for the world to move towards a truly sustainable future; as important a development as the more famous goal of [...]