Escherichia coli (E. coli) can give you a severe case of food poisoning or, with a little genetic engineering, a useful plastic. Scientists at San Diego–based Genomatica, Inc., have announced success in manipulating the bacteria to directly produce butanediol (BDO), a chemical compound used to make everything from spandex to car bumpers, thereby providing a more energy-efficient way of making it without oil or natural gas.
So when do I get to be labeled a hard SF writer? heh heh
Friday, September 26, 2008
My Crazy Book Bugs Are REAL SCIENCE!
So
Apparently Washington Mutual failed yesterday.
I've never experienced a Great Depression. I'm not stoked about it.
Most things are a lot more fun to read about in history books that to live through.
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