NOVA scienceNOW Profile: Jay Keasling
A synthetic biologist raised on a Nebraska farm is on a quest for clean-burning biofuels. Details
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Algae Fuel
In the search for alternatives to gasoline, are algae the answer?
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Putting Bacteria to Work
Bacteria help us in all kinds of ways, from fermenting foods to aiding medicine, cleaning ...
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From Pond Scum to Power
In this animated primer, learn why algae and other plants make oil, and how algae oil gets...
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Materials That Changed History
From ceramics to steel, paper to plastics, certain basic substances have long propped up c...
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