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We set sail on this new sea, because there is knowledge to be gained
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Along with cellulose, the cyanobacteria developed by Professor R. Malcolm Brown Jr. and Dr. David Nobles Jr. secrete glucose and sucrose. These simple sugars are the major sources used to produce ethanol.
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On july 24 2008
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"Brown and Nobles say their cyanobacteria can be grown in production facilities on non-agricultural lands using salty water unsuitable for human consumption or crops.
Other key findings include:
* The new cyanobacteria use sunlight as an energy source to produce and excrete sugars and cellulose.
* Glucose, cellulose and sucrose can be continually harvested without harming or destroying the cyanobacteria (harvesting cellulose and sugars from true algae or crops, like corn and sugarcane, requires killing the organisms and using enzymes and mechanical methods to extract the sugars).
* Cyanobacteria that can fix atmospheric nitrogen can be grown without petroleum-based fertilizer input."
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