15-10-2004, 01:40 AM
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(Curious) wrote in
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Sean Houtman wrote in message
news:1097638184.eLdCiXkY8VVSsCiH6cCP0g@teranews. ..
Yes. There are. Parts of this thread actually discuss that, they
are called Cyanobacteria, and they are photosynthetic.
Sean
Is it feasible to genetically-engineer bacteria to use acids,
acidic substances, sulphides, oxides [including smoke], ketones,
skatole, phosphides, sulfates, phopshates, halogens [atomic,
ionic, isotopic], carbon [ash, charcoal, etc.] lipids [including
gasoline], chlorine [atomic, ionic, and isotopic], alcohols
[organic OH- compounds], radioactive wastes, histamines, salts,
and urea for energy?
Bacteria already use many of those for their own energy uses. Oxides
already have most of the chemical energy removed, so they tend to be
low value. Bacteria have been used in remediating some wastes, for
instance toxic metals (including your radioactive wastes) can be
chemically processed by bacteria to be less available or mobile in
the environment.
Sean
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