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ASU Researchers Study Cyanobacteriaum in Hopes of Creating Alternative Energy Sources

Caption: Researchers in professor Wim Vermaas' lab conduct studies on cyanobacterium in hopes of creating a living platform which uses the energy of the sun and photosynthesis to produce and excrete products such as octane fuel and bioplastics components.

Credit: Larry Orr, Photosyn Center

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