Bacteria transforms newspapers into gasoline alternative

Scientists from Tulane University have managed to stumble across a newly discovered bacteria that might just change the way you drive – as this bacteria is able to transform organicmaterials into butanol, which is actually a gasoline alternative. Professor David Mullin who leads the team realized that this kind of bacteria is found in animal droppings, where it will need to be cultivated and developed in a way where it can produce butanol” directly from cellulose.

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