Posts Tagged ‘waste’

Renewable Petroleum: Bug Eats Wheat And Excretes Crude Oil

Sunday, June 15, 2008 16:20 19 Comments

Scientists in California have managed to stumble upon what seems to be the discovery of the century. The genetic alteration of bugs created a super species that can eat agricultural waste (woodchips, wheat straw etc) and excrete crude oil. This “renewable petroleum” promises to keep us addicted to the black gold and and (hopefully) drop [...]

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