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SUMMARY:Engineering Microbial Metabolism for Production of Chemicals and F
 uels
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Jay Keasling University of California\, Berkeley\, USA\;
  Synthetic Biology Department\, Physical biosceinces Division\, Lawrence B
 erkeley National Laboratory\;\nJoint BioEngergy institute\, Emeryville\nMi
 crobial metabolism can be harnessed to convert sugars and other carbonaceo
 us feedstocks into a variety of chemicals (commodity and specialty)\, fuel
 s\, and drugs. We have engineered the industrial workhorse microorganisms
  Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae to produce a variety of
  molecules\, including the antimalarial drug artemisinin and advanced bio
 fuels and chemicals that might otherwise be produced from petroleum. Unlik
 e ethanol\, the advanced biofuels have the full fuel value of petroleum-b
 ased biofuels\, will be transportable using existing infrastructure\, and 
 can be used in existing automobiles and airplanes. Similarly\, the microbi
 ally sourced chemicals can be dropped into existing processes used to pro
 duce existing materials. These chemicals will be produced from natural bio
 synthetic pathways that exist in plants and a variety of microorganisms a
 s well as from pathways that have no representation in the natural world. 
 Large-scale production of these chemicals and fuels will reduce our depen
 dence on petroleum and reduce the amount of carbon dioxide released into t
 he atmosphere\, while allowing us to take advantage of our current transp
 ortation infrastructure and products supply chains.
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