Milking the microbes- [power biofuels]

This paper presents the use of synthetic biology techniques in opening new doors in the production of renewable biofuels. But this work is still at an early stage of development. Two of the leading exponents of the synthetic biology approach to producing fuels are California-based Amyris and Synthetic Genomics. There are two sub-categories to advanced biofuels. There are advanced feedstocks; so new feedstocks that we previously couldn't use to make fuel - this is cellulostics.