Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa is a massive market for biotechnology companies with its collection of tropical diseases, large populations and agricultural importance. It is not only a customer in this industry...

Engineering plants for biofuels

(BioMed Central) With increasing demands for sustainable energy, being able to cost-efficiently produce biofuels from plant biomass is more important than ever. However, lignin and hemicelluloses pres...

Most biofuels are not 'green'

(Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA)) First tops, then flops. That is one way of summing up the history of biofuels so far. A new study led by Empa gives an up-to-da...

Chu visits DuPont biofuels lab(3)

Energy Secretary Steven Chu observed Wednesday the DuPont Co.'s work on biofuels during a visit to the company's experimental station in Wilmington.Chu joined DuPont executives for a tour of a biofue...

Chu visits DuPont biofuels lab(2)

Energy Secretary Steven Chu observed Wednesday the DuPont Co.'s work on biofuels during a visit to the company's experimental station in Wilmington.Chu joined DuPont executives for a tour of a biofuel...

Chu visits DuPont biofuels lab

Energy Secretary Steven Chu observed Wednesday the DuPont Co.'s work on biofuels during a visit to the company's experimental station in Wilmington.Chu joined DuPont executives for a tour of a biofuel...

When it Comes to Biofuels Driving the Economy, The Sky is the Limit

Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack wrote a column talking about the unlimited opportunities for biofuels to grow the rural economy. He highlighted what the United States Department of Agricu...

RFS Under Fire: History, Significance and Current Issues

Unquestionably, the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is the most important policy affecting the U.S. biofuels industry. It supports the market for first-generation biofuels, creates the market fo...

Biofuels in the military

The economic impact of the military’s planned biofuels program could be huge -- at least $10 billion and 14,000+ jobs b -More- 

Biodiesel production from tung (Vernicia montana) oil and its blending properties in different fatty acid compositions.

The feasibility of biodiesel production from tung (Vernicia montana) oil was investigated with respect to the transesterification yield and biodiesel properties. Tung oil has poor oxidation stability...

Microbial engineering for the production of advanced biofuels.

Advanced biofuels produced by microorganisms have similar properties to petroleum-based fuels, and can 'drop in' to the existing transportation infrastructure. However, producing these biofuels in yie...

Experimental study on Satureja montana as a treatment for premature ejaculation.

Satureja montana (winter savory) is a medicinal plant traditionally used to treat different disorders including male sexual dysfunction. In this study we evaluated the effect of Satureja montana hydro...

Evaluation of vaccination recall letter system for medicaid-enrolled children aged 19-23 months - montana, 2011.

Reminder and recall systems alert the parents of children due (reminder) or overdue (recall) for vaccination and have been associated with increased vaccination coverage. To evaluate the potential of...

Mercury and Other Mining-Related Contaminants in Ospreys Along the Upper Clark Fork River, Montana, USA.

We investigated links between mining-related contaminants in river sediment and their occurrence in nestling ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) in the Clark Fork River Basin, Montana, USA. Blood and feather...