Scientists say it may be possible to create gasoline from bacteria take that oil barons

Through the genetic manulaption of various bacteium, including E. coli bacteria, they were able to have these simple and abundant organisms grow custom produced chains of hydrocarbons. This pure crude would then in turn be sent to a standard refinery to be processed into automotive fuel, jet fuel, diesel fuel, or any other petroleum product that someone wanted to make. That would include plastics.