Bacteria to Battery May be Possible
Algae,fungus – no I am not talking about the possible contents of your dustbin.If science has its say these may actually be energy sources of the coming years.The latest entrant to this list is the billion year old cyanobacteria, which was the first organism to use water as a source of electrons to transport energy from sunlight while converting carbon dioxide into oxygen.New research in the domain biotechnology now presents the opportunity of tweaking the photosynthetic reactions of cyanobacteria to produce fuels such as hydrogen, alcohols and even hydrocarbons, rather than carbohydrates
The present research is focused on two aspects namely genetic engineering of real plants and cyanobacteria to customize the product yield.The other aspect is to mimic natural processes in artificial photosynthetic systems built with human-made components.The European Science Foundation (ESF), vice chairman Eva Mari Aro further adds that wind and tidal power would provide alternative power but says that their capacity is limited and localized.This potential challenge may in effect be addressed by genetic reengineering of bacteria.
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