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Scientists Generate Electricity From Viruses

May 15, 2012
biotech

Imagine charging your phone as you walk, thanks to a paper-thin generator embedded in the sole of your shoe. This …Read the Rest

US DOE chooses Univ of Florida to lead biofuel consortia

May 2, 2012
agriculture

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced selections for three consortia that will make up the $125 million U.S.-India Joint …Read the Rest

BioEnergy Institute Researchers Develop Dynamic System for Regulating Metabolic Pathways

March 27, 2012
biofuels

Significant boosts in the microbial production of clean, green and renewable biodiesel fuel has been achieved with the development of …Read the Rest

Microbes modified to convert seaweed to biofuel

January 21, 2012
biofuels

Scientists from Seattle’s Bio Architecture Lab (BAL) have genetically engineered E. coli to extract all the major sugars in seaweed …Read the Rest

How your ideas can influence the national bioeconomy

November 28, 2011
biotech

The Whitehouse office of Science and Technology Policy wants ideas and input from you on ways to stimulate our national …Read the Rest

UGA researchers evolve ‘super’ yeast that turns pine into ethanol

November 18, 2011
agriculture

Researchers at the University of Georgia have developed a strain of “super” yeast that efficiently ferments ethanol from pretreated pine, …Read the Rest

Synthetic biology could replace oil for chemical industry

September 14, 2011
biotech

The U.S. Department of Energy has set a goal of obtaining a quarter of industrial chemicals from biological processes by …Read the Rest

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September 7, 2011
agriculture

Holy Cow! Florida Biotech News is in the final’s for “Miami’s Most Valuable Blog” in the “Everything Else” category. Please go …Read the Rest

Newly-discovered bacteria produces 
butanol directly from cellulose

August 25, 2011
biofuels

Tulane University scientists have discovered a novel bacterial strain, dubbed “TU-103,” that 
uses paper to produce butanol, a biofuel that …Read the Rest

INEOS receives USDA $75 million construction loan guarantee

August 22, 2011
biofuels

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development recently issued a $75 million loan …Read the Rest