Hydrogen Fuel via E. Coli
Thursday, January 31st, 2008In a possible breakthrough, a research team from Texas A&M University has modified certain genes in E. coli to make the bacteria capable of producing hydrogen - possibly enough to create the energy to power homes and vehicles in the future. Team leader, Thomas Wood, a Professor of Chemical Engineering, spearheaded an effort to delete six of the 5,000 genes from E. coli’s DNA structure, thus enhancing the bacteria’s glucose-conversion abilities. By consuming sugar, the new strain of E. coli is able to generate hydrogen.
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