I understand corporate agriculture's abuse of GE technology as well as the dangers of engineered microorganisms. Since I'm neither a biologist nor a chemist, I thought I'd solicit opinions from those in the group qualified to answer. Instead, I got "anything is possible" and a rebuff for suggesting that genetic engineering has a constructive use. In case you haven't noticed, the GEnie is out of the bottle, and like it or not, genetically engineered organisms are here to stay. As with any new technology, this has the potential for mass destruction, so it's our duty to use it responsibly. That said; my questions remain unanswered.
Is transesterification with an alcohol and a base or acid the only way to remove the glycerin from triglycerides? Is it possible to destroy the glycerin while leaving the esters intact? Are there existing microorganisms that will do the work of breaking the bond? Specifically, do microorganisms like "oil eating" bacteria use the entire oil molecule, or only part of it? Could they be modified or tuned to "eat" only glycerin? Oh, and as far as the "group" being anti-GM, enlightened self interest goes a long way to overcome objections. Case in point: the buzz and raves from ethanolers about Nancy Ho's "Super Yeast" a few months ago. -BRAH [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
