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To: jrhana who wrote (4972)	6/18/2008 1:58:29 PM
From: Archie Meeties	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16955

Genetic engineering of microbes to secrete useful hydrocarbons is a reality, not a pipe dream. The problems are scale and feedstock. The microbes need an energy source as well, and just because you can engineer a microbe to produce something in the lab in a very controlled environment doesn't mean its feasible to do so on a scale that would matter. For example, butanol from e.coli. technologyreview.com In the past 2 years this has been a hot area for VC.