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July 2007

Better Biofuels

Using synthetic biology, LS9 custom-makes hydrocarbons.

By Neil Savage

Stephen del Cardayre, a biochemist and LS9's vice president for research and development.
Credit: Saul Bromberger and Sandra Hoover

The U.S. Department of Energy has set a goal of replacing 30 percent of gasoline used in the United States with fuels from renewable biological sources by 2030. So it is hardly surprising that some biotech startup companies are positioning themselves to take advantage of an anticipated booming biofuels market.

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