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The first tree genome is published: Poplar holds promise as renewable bioenergy resource

...he plant to ethanol has the potential to provide a renewable energy resource along with a reduction of greenhouse gases." "The challenge of global warming requires global solutions," said Martin Godbout, President, Genome Canada. "The international consortium that successfully sequenced the poplar genome prov...

Stem cells engage in dialogue with the cells that regulate their futures

...ion of fruit fly eggs depends on the presence of a renewable source of stem cells in the ovary of the adult fruit fly. Inside the fruit fly ovary are structures called germarium which contain tiny cradles made of cap cells that nurture stem cells. Each such cradle contains two to three stem cells prepari...

U of M researchers invent 'flashy' new process to turn soy oil, glucose into hydrogen

...tly improve the efficiency of fuel production from renewable energy sources. It will be published Nov. 3 in Science. "It's a way to take cheap, worthless biomass and turn it into useful fuels and chemicals," said team leader Lanny Schmidt, a Regents Professor of chemical engineering and materials science at t...

With cellulosic ethanol, there is no food vs. fuel debate according to MSU scientist

...s such as ethanol and biodiesel that are made from renewable resources. Dale will present his findings today at the American Chemical Society annual meeting in Chicago. "We grow animal feed, not human food in the United States," Dale said. "We could feed the country's population with 25 million acres of ...

Meeting the ethanol challenge: Scientists use supercomputer to target cellulose bottleneck

...e international oil supplies is driving a surge in renewable biofuels such as ethanol, with worldwide ethanol production more than doubling between 2000 and 2005. To date, corn has been the favorite ethanol source. While good news for farmers, corn prices have doubled in the past two years, and consumers world...

Cellulosic ethanol: Fuel of the future?

...ing the production of 35 billion gallons a year of renewable and alternative fuels by 2017, roughly five times the current target set by Congress of 7.5 billion gallons by 2012. Among the most promising alternatives are fuels derived from biological material. Currently, the main biofuel used in the United Sta...

Custom-made cancer cell attacks

...ing the production of 35 billion gallons a year of renewable and alternative fuels by 2017, roughly five times the current target set by Congress of 7.5 billion gallons by 2012. Among the most promising alternatives are fuels derived from biological material. Currently, the main biofuel used in the United Sta...

Ethanol vehicles pose a significant risk to human health, study finds

...;T). ''Ethanol is being promoted as a clean and renewable fuel that will reduce global warming and air pollution,'' said Jacobson, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering. ''But our results show that a high blend of ethanol poses an equal or greater risk to public health than gasoline, wh...

McBride shows DNA detective work with paper-eating bacteria that 'glide'

...epartment of Energy (DOE) would like to find other renewable materials that will be cost-effective alternatives, such as paper pulp, sawdust, straw and grain hulls. A UWM professor recently helped DOE do just that by analyzing the DNA of a bacterium that can break down cellulose, the major structural componen...

ConocoPhillips establishes $22.5M biofuels research program at Iowa State

... that applies Iowa State University's strengths in renewable energy," said Iowa State President Gregory Geoffroy. "The emerging consensus is that a very big part of increasing the nation's energy security will be producing fuels from plants. Iowa State scientists and engineers are well positioned to put scienc...

New success in engineering plant oils

...temperate crop plants to produce saturated oils as renewable feedstocks for industrial processes. Such renewable resources could help reduce dependence on petroleum. Conversely, methods to increase the activity...

Biodiesel study targets cleaner air, cleaner engines

...ommitted to encouraging the development and use of renewable fuels," said the Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of...achieve the government's objective of five percent renewable content in transportation fuels by 2010. This is another example of how we can create new economic o...

Genome sequencing reveals key to viable ethanol production

...an today." Ethanol holds the promise of a clean, renewable alternative to fossil fuels, but deriving it from plants is difficult. Producing it from corn is the easiest method, but doing so on a large scale would drive up the price of corn, corn starch, and even tangential foods like beef, since cows are fed ...

Plastic that grows on trees

...household chemicals with inexpensive, nonpolluting renewable plant matter. Scientists took a giant step clos... “This, in my view, is breakthrough science in the renewable energy arena,” said J.M. White, IIC director and Robert A. Welch chair in materials chemistry at the...

Researchers examine carbon capture and storage to combat global warming

...esearch on long-term clean energy options, such as renewable power. Worse, they fear it will prolong fossil fue...gas issue,'' said Zoback. Energy efficiency and renewable energy are already feasible today and also can define the long-term energy picture, he said. ''[C...

Soils offer new hope as carbon sink

... waste or other biomass without oxygen to generate renewable energy. Tim Flannery, Australian of the Year and renowned scientist, conservationist, writer and explorer, is a major advocate of agrichar and pyrolysis. In The Bulletin magazine, Flannery recently ranked "fostering pyrolysis-based technologies...

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