Since 2009, ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics, Inc. (SGI) have been working together to turn algae into low-emission transportation fuel. The collaboration has fostered significant breakthroughs, including most...
Each day, I get to look into the future. I’m an algae research technician at ExxonMobil, working with Synthetic Genomics, Inc. (SGI) to develop the perfect strain of fat, fit algae, which can be converted into...
ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics, Inc. (SGI) are working toward the technical ability to produce 10,000 barrels of algae biofuels a day by 2025. While this research target is still years away, and it will take...
Synthetic Genomics, Inc. and ExxonMobil have worked together to turn algae into a low-emission transportation fuel for a number of years. It’s an ambitious project that’s inspired scientists and engineers in...
E. coli has the intestinal fortitude needed to help produce anything from pharmaceuticals to industrial chemicals. It is a bacterial workhorse that is a normal part of healthy human and animal intestines. But,...
Work is underway to study the conversion of cellulosic biomass such as corncobs, switchgrass and wood chips into diesel and jet fuel. It sounds like a witch’s brew, but it’s true—researchers are working on a...
What are algae? They’re a lot more than pond scum and seaweed. Algae (singular: alga) are everywhere, but often we take these little and not-so-little organisms for granted. We’ve cultivated ten of our favorite...
Diesel fuel refined from algae oils could transform how we power everything from automobiles to jet planes. The stuff is not only energy-rich—it also emits significantly fewer greenhouse gases than most...
Turning algae into a ubiquitous, affordable and low-emission transportation fuel remains an ambitious goal for now. However, Synthetic Genomics Inc. (SGI), the La Jolla, California, synthetic biology startup, and...
