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

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

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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Algae Biofuels Need Sewage And Coal To Be Green

Algae Biofuels Need Sewage And Coal To Be Green

Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 by Ross.

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Hailed as the greenest form of biofuels, algae-based biofuels have come under fire for being less environmentally friendly than other forms of biofuel by using more energy, water and greenhouse gas emissions to produce. However, coal power stations and sewage treatment plants could easily turn the tables to make algae biofuels the greenest solution available.
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What are Algae Biofuels?

What are Algae Biofuels?

Posted on 24. Aug, 2009 by Ross.

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Algae-based biofuels, or algal biofuels, are sources of biodiesel, bioethanol and other biofuels derived from simple organisms such as algae and phytoplankton. As with plants and other photosynthetic organisms, algae use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and biomass.
Why bother with algal biofuels?
The key reasons to research biofuels are of course all [...]

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