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EnviroTech :: Alternative fuels

March 31, 2008

Simple Bugs Churn Out Next-Gen Biofuels

Michelle Bryner

Researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) have genetically engineered e. coli to produce high-octane biofuels, including isobutanol and other branched-chain higher alcohols, from sugar. This is the first time that isobutanol has been...

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