The enzym is from a strain of E. Coli.

"Our scientists have engineered an enzyme to degrade and a pathway to metabolize the alginate, allowing us to utilize all the major sugars in seaweed, said Daniel Trunfio, chief executive at Bio Architecture Lab.


Breakthrough in seaweed biofuel reported
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"Waste streams" become usable products. Another fun example of how bi-products of the alcohol industry can become very useful. And this was thought up by a perfumer to boot!


Grape Pulp And Snow Plows: Swiss Firm Clears Winter Roads With Winemaking Waste
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Google Google Plus One *NEWSBITES LE TEMPS/Worldcrunch Why does snow melt so much faster in vineyards than elsewhere? This remark got a Swiss perfumer thinking and ultimately led to the creation of Snowfree: small pellets made of grape