“Ten years ago I could never have imagined I’d be doing this,” says Greg Pal, 33, a former software executive, as he squints into the late afternoon Californian sun. “I mean, this is essentially agriculture, right? But the people I talk to – especially the ones coming out of business school – this is the one hot area everyone wants to get into.”
He means bugs. To be more precise: the genetic alteration of bugs – very, very small ones – so that when they feed on agricultural waste such as woodchips or wheat straw, they do something extraordinary. They excrete crude oil.
As long as we are on the topic of amazing nature posts, this one is sure to make a lot of you PAYING HUGE BUCKS FOR GASOLINE sit up and pay attention. Of course, if you're an oil lobbyist or petrol company CEO, then move along, nothing to see here.
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