Researchers from Washington State University have developed a synthetic chemistry technology that allows them to polymerize proteins inside engineered microbes to make muscle fibres – a more robust substance than silk or cotton.
Hydrogen production increased by 46% from engineering Thermotoga maritima increases [Registered]
Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), with colleagues from North Carolina State University and the University of Connecticut, have engineered the hyperthermophilic anaerobe Thermotoga maritima to produce 46% more hydrogen per cell than the wild type.
Deinove targets cosmetics sector, drops interest in biofuels [Registered]
After biofuels and carotenoids, the French biotech start-up Deinove is now moving forward on the cosmetics front. Its engineered microbes can produce a number of high-value chemicals for skin care, and Deinove plans to bring them to market until the end of 2018.
Joule secures US$40 million to expand biofuels production from carbon dioxide and sunlight [Registered]
Joule’s proprietary technology effectively comprises bioengineered microbes that convert sunlight and carbon dioxide into liquid fuel (ethanol or paraffinic hydrocarbons (the main component of diesel fuel)) in the presence of sunlight in tubular bioreactors.
Monthly Snapshot
Raw sugar for March delivery settled at 19.82 cents/pound on January 18 after reaching a two-and-a-half-week high earlier in the session at 20.25 cents. The white sugar contract expiring in […]
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