Flasks (IMAGE)

University at Buffalo

Flasks

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Genetically engineered bacteria can convert glucose into a fatty acid, which can then be transformed into hydrocarbons called olefins. To grow such bacteria, scientists add the microbes to flasks filled with nutrients (the yellow broth) and shake them in an incubator to encourage oxygen flow, as pictured here.

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Douglas Levere / University at Buffalo

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