Ethanol Producer Magazine
November 2008
By Ryan C. Christiansen
Web exclusive posted Oct. 10, 2008 at 9:29 a.m. CST
Scientists have received $4 million from the National Institutes of Health to study an enzyme in clams – and to determine if that enzyme could be used to produce cellulosic ethanol.
A group of Philippine and American scientists led by Oregon Health and Science University will examine, among other things, whether the bacteria inside the gills of a worm-like marine clam in the Philippine archipelago include an enzyme that can be used in the production of cellulosic ethanol.
The National Science Foundation and the U.S. DOE also sponsored of the grant.
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