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Engineering Biofuels
| Content Provider | WatchKnowLearn |
|---|---|
| Description | This video segment adapted from KQED's QUEST profiles the work of Jay Keasling, a synthetic biologist experimenting with ways to produce a cleaner-burning fuel from biological matter, using genetically modified microorganisms. Keasling's approach involves engineering microbes to eat simple sugars found in plant matter and then excrete fuel. The video explains the two techniques that may enable Keasling to accomplish this: metabolic engineering and directed evolution. It also suggests that creating biofuels from plants may actually contribute to global warming rather than help combat it. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | Proprietary |
| Subject Keyword | Bioenergy k-12 homeschool homeschooling home school parents educational videos k12 preK-12 Environmental Science Natural Resources Science |
| Content Type | Video |
| Educational Role | Student Teacher |
| Educational Use | Self Learning |
| Time Required | PT3M30S |
| Education Level | Class VIII Class XI Class IX Class XII Class VII Class X |
| Resource Type | Broadcast |
| Subject | Natural Resources |
