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Fermentation turns greenhouse gases into useful chemicals

Physics World

A newly released paper in Nature Biotechnology offers the first report of high-production-rate, high-selectivity, and industrially scalable production of acetone and IPA through fermentation. As the climate crisis intensifies, researchers are seeking alternative means to lessen the climate impact of producing these commodities.

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Special Policy News #6: The Transition

ESA

Todd Young’s (R-IN) Endless Frontiers Act from the last Congress, Biden endorses investing $50 billion to create a new technology directorate in the National Science Foundation to fund research on topics like semiconductors and advanced computing, advanced communications technology, advanced energy technologies and biotechnology.

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