Research Team Advances Biological Alternative to Producing Common Petrochemical

CleanTechnica
By U.S. Department of EnergyMar 6, 2022, 4:59 am244 pts
For decades engineers have dreamed of programming organisms to sustainably produce ethylene, a chemical that is nicknamed “the king of petrochemicals” for its importance in plastics. Now, one hopeful pathway to this petrochemical is nearing reality, via a photosynthetic bacterium that is genetically…

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