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Bacteria, the association between the gene and cars? The United States from a bio-fuel companies in this triangular relationship has found a treasure of energy to open the “Golden Key.” Through genetic modification, they make some bacteria have a turning waste into the magical ability – “to eat” is the agricultural waste, but “spit” out of it is directly used as a vehicle power fuel.

Genetically modified bacteria turning waste into treasure

According to the British “The Times” reported June 12, Silicon Valley, California-based LS9’s researchers are using laboratory bacteria this “making oil” project. They use synthetic biology methods, including E. coli, yeast strains of different genetic transformation, to improve the production of hydrocarbons (hydrocarbons) and metabolic pathways. Fermentation of sugar in those under the effect of genetically modified micro-organisms can fully release the energy reserves and, ultimately, into the hydrocarbon fuel can be used, and any can be broken down into sugar, fermented material can be used as a raw material, such as sugar cane, wheat straw and even sawdust.

LS9’s senior director of Greg? Pal said that advances in genetic engineering, genetic modification has greatly enhanced the speed and reduce costs. “5-7 years ago, this process takes several months and several thousands of dollars, but now only a few weeks time, will be able to complete, cost only 2 million dollars.”

By controlling the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) chain length and molecular structure, the researchers will enable bacteria secrete hundreds of different hydrocarbon molecules. LS9 company said they can produce non-sulfur-containing hydrocarbon fuel, and then refining the standard way of producing motor fuel, jet fuel, diesel fuel or other petroleum products.

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We hit the sunny day there, from the first sunny day since the snow. The temperature is not quite low, probably zero at 56 degrees. Highway on both sides are mountains, there is sometimes a roadside village, with little farmland. Mixed coniferous and broadleaved forests are secondary forests, there are bamboo. Bamboo lodging, and some burst, and did not burst can continue to live. Everywhere covered with snow and ice are white.

No birds, basically, I remember I saw one. A shrike landed on the wire side of the road is very lonely look.

The car besides me, there is a bird is doing research on the bird is very familiar with, it is easy to find them and see a shadow children will be able to know what the birds. In fact, the mountain before the momentum began to feel wrong, usually this kind of environment, there should be Berau, sparrows, vol tail, Dove, these are the most common resident bird in rural areas. They will fall on the wires, not how far you should go see the 12’s. By the end of February already begun migrating season, migratory birds does not appear.

Chopping block on the “victims”

Anhui Forestry Bureau of the four regions surveyed 130 markets and restaurants, 20 kinds of statistics to 3700 wild animals. This figure also shows that a large number of wild animals died due to snow. Of course, in theory, Yuexi County protected areas are hunting, and wild animals can not be sold in the market, non-protected wild animals, no good. Almost all of the wild animals have entered the ranks of protection. In addition to the national level, two key protection, while a “three have” list, there is economic value, there is research value, useful, non-protected wild animals, including rabbits, sparrows included, into the list. There are also at the provincial level protection, ring-necked pheasant are very common pheasant, which in many provincial protection list.

Anhui zoo patrons

Xiuning County of wildlife rescue center is now pegged to two brands, one rescue center, one zoo. So that we are interested in drilling in the animal cage and feeding the sparrows were in the ambulance near the center we see a lot of birds, there are eight kinds of 170, including sparrows, green parrot Bulbul. This place is because a relatively low elevation, more is omnivorous birds, such as the Red-Brown-breasted Bulbul, as well as wild starling and the Hill Myna.