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Researchers Create Biodiesel From Evergreens

Researchers have recently found a way to extract a gene from an evergreen tree to create biodiesel.

Dec 15, 2011
The United States Department of Energy (DOE)

Researchers at the Dept. of Energy's (DOE) Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have found a way to extract a gene from evergreen trees to make biodiesel.

The gene, bisabolane, was combined with yeast and E. coli to produce a compound which can be converted for use as a diesel fuel substitute. 

Read the full article here. 

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