MicrobeWorld

Microbially-produced biofuels are big business – even Google is getting in on the act http://goo.gl/20DXU. Because biofuels have such great potential for widespread use and profit, incremental advancements that eke out a few more milliliters of fuel from a process have the potential to have a big impact in the long run. A study published in mBio this week sheds some light on how to squeeze more hydrogen out of the anoxygenic phototroph Rhodopseudomonas palustris.

Click on the "source" link above to read more on mBio's blog, mBiosphere.