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E. Coli Biofuel Can Go Right in the Tank

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 11, 2009 1:19 PM CST

(Newser) – Scientists have genetically engineered the E. coli bacteria to produce a carbon-rich alcohol molecule equivalent in energy to gasoline, Popular Mechanics reports. The “long-chain” alcohol does not occur in nature, but with six to eight atoms of carbon, it is far more efficient than...   Read full story »

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