Industrial & Environmental

Biotechnology is all around us - especially in our homes.  From new household cleaners and detergents made with biotech enzymes, to our contact solution and the paper we write on, advances in biotechnology are helping to make our lives easier, cleaner, and greener.

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Dr. Targan explains how the biotech industry is using the biology of taste to create healthier sweeteners, block bitter tastes, and help make unpleasant-tasting medicines more palatable.

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Qteros, ZeaChem and Verenium presented updates on their efforts to bring three unique cellulosic ethanol processes to commercial status.

Qteros CTO Kevin Gray described how the company's Q Microbe™ (Clostridium phytofermentans) enables a single step (consolidated bioprocessing) conversion and fermentation process for fuels. This approach can save as much as 40 percent in production costs.

This week, Farmer Gene blogs on biotechnology for sustainability, writing,

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Verenium Corporation, a Cambridge, Mass. based company, is one of many biotechnology companies working on creating renewable biofuels from natural and sustainable resources.  Learn more about how they are creating new, environmentally friendly energy alternatives that could change the way we fuel our world. 

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BIO recently hosted a conference call for bloggers interested in the topic of biofuels.