The process of simple manipulation of genes by Geneticists 40 years ago has gradually evolved into the exciting field of Science known as Synthetic Biology. Just recently, researchers at South San Francisco-based biotech company LS9 Inc. introduced a gene usually found in algea, which naturally produces hydrocarbon, into the genome of E.coli bacteria. Further manipulating its metabolism, the E.coli bacteria was designed to deliver "100 times more fuel than the algae did."
With the vast amount of opportunity that Synthetic Biology delivers, it can now easily be expected, to manipulate the genome of E.coli bacterium to produce a "diesel-like mixture of hydrocarbons" in the future. Does this mean mankind can slowly become less dependent on non-renewable resources like Oil? So far, with the potential of Synthetic Biology, it sure seems so.
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