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Synthetic Biology Research: Could Fuel for Cars or Household Power Supplies Be Created from Naturall

ScienceDaily -- Writing in PNAS, the researchers have shown that the emerging field of synthetic biology can be used to manipulate hydrocarbon chemicals, found in soaps and shampoos, in cells.

This development, discovered with colleagues at the University of Turku in Finland, could mean fuel for cars or household power supplies could be created from naturally-occurring fatty acids.

The researchers, led by Professor Nick Turner from The University of Manchester, used synthetic biology to hijack the naturally-existing fatty acids and direct those fatty molecules towards the production of ready-to-use fuel and household chemicals.

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Submitted Dec 19, 2012 By: BennoBlue

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hrtdi All-Star Author Vermont Posts:752 Points:148,665 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 3:29:03 PM Ignore hrtdi Report Abuse good idea but what could save us money, will prevent others from taking it from us and they won't let that happen...
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AriesMMD Champion Author Sacramento Posts:1,476 Points:409,190 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 12:00:20 PM Ignore AriesMMD Report Abuse Hydrogen is readily abundant everywhere, to get it where it can be used as fuel takes a lot of energy electrolysis of water is the usual method of hydrogen production and where is the electricity needed going to come from?
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BlueVanGroup Champion Author Colorado Posts:7,195 Points:1,525,730 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 11:35:33 AM Ignore BlueVanGroup Report Abuse "[F]uel for cars or household power supplies could be created from naturally-occurring fatty acids." -------- Just hook up the car to my belly.
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