genetic engineering
Genetic Engineering for Cheaper Cellulosic Ethanol?
(via gas2.org)
Submitted by niccha on Mon, 2008-05-26 18:42. | Tags: science | agriculture | butanol | cellulosic ethanol | genetic engineering | genetics | GMO | grass | Mariam Sticklen | Oregon
GM Crops Good for Streams?
(via dsc.discovery.com)
Genetically modified crops are shown to lead to less herbicide runoff, but there are tradeoff's.
Submitted by jcs44 on Wed, 2008-04-30 00:37. | Tags: food | corn | farming | genetic engineering | genetic modifications | Liberty Linked | pesticides | Roundup Ready | runoff | soy beans | water contamination
Fake Plastic Trees? Transgenic trees to become an "easier" source of ethanol fuel
(via www.greenprinteronline.com)
The New York Times recently reported on how a group of scientists out of North Carolina State University are looking to turn trees into new energy sources using a controversial genetic engineering process that reduces the amount of lignin, a chemical compound that interferes with efforts to turn the tree’s cellulose into biofuels like ethanol.
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