Super-Bacteria Are Scaling Up To Attack The Petrochemical Industry
The Danish startup Cellugy has developoed a drop-in, bio-based replacement for petrochemicals., produced with an assist from super-bacteria.
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Got Climate Change? Methane-Eating Bacteria To The Rescue!
As the reality that humans have permanently and wantonly screwed up the environment begins to sink in, lots of cockamamie ideas are being floated around that are designed to save us from ourselves. Giant sunshades in space, aerosols in the stratosphere, beaming electricity down to Earth from satellites, direct carbon … [continued]
A Decade After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, We’re Going In The Wrong Direction
Ten years ago, people all over the U.S. gasped in horror, glued to news broadcasts trained on the fallout from a massive oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.
Researchers Discover A Bacteria That Eats Polyurethane. Is That A Big Deal?
Researchers in Leipzig have identified a new bacteria that survives by breaking down polyurethane, something never accomplished before in nature.
Animal Agriculture & Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, PTSD, Biodiversity Loss, & World Hunger
This is the part three of a multi-article series on the connection between animal agriculture and various societal and environmental problems. This article covers the relationship between animal agriculture and wildlife habitat encroachment, species extinctions, concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) odors, financially marginalized communities, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, world hunger, tax subsidies for animal agriculture, hidden costs of animal agriculture (including subsidized fast foods), slaughterhouse PTSD and alcohol/drug abuse, domestic abuse, human rights issues, and more.
Climate Change May Enable Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria To Flourish
Experts already know that climate change has become a significant threat to global public health, particularly as rising temperatures have produced greater populations of disease-transmitting insects, such as mosquitoes. But warmth also encourages bacteria to grow, providing them a chance to mutate and elude drugs that once easily killed them. While antibiotic resistance is believed largely due to the indiscriminate prescribing of antibiotics, experts now think that other environmental stresses — climate change among them — also may be at work.
Tiny “Cyborg” Bacteria Is A Solar Powered Biofuel Factory & Carbon Sequestration Unit
A big buzz is generating around a tiny bacteria that can be tricked out with tiny solar panels and turned into a miniature factory for biofuel and more.
Common Bug Opens Door To Next-Gen Graphene Solar Cells
A new generation of lighter, cheaper solar cells and other electronic devices could all be thanks to a common soil dwelling bacteria.
Electricity-Producing Bacteria From Massachusetts
Ah, the wonders of science. Though, I can’t yet say if I’m all that thrilled about bacteria being engineered to produce electricity. Would hate to see what would happen if it all got out of hand. Maybe we should just stick to the trustworthy and cheap renewables we have today. … [continued]
17 ARPA-E Projects Have Pulled In $450 Million In Private Funding
The U.S. Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) this week announced that 17 projects it has helped jump-start have “demonstrated major technical successes and shown significant market engagement” in the past 4 years. Putting a dollar figure on that, the 17 projects “have attracted over $450 million in private sector … [continued]
