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LS9, a start-up in Silicon Valley, has created a bacteria that produces oil as its waste (its poop!):

Unbelievably, this is not science fiction. Mr Pal holds up a small beaker of bug excretion that could, theoretically, be poured into the tank of the giant Lexus SUV next to us.

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