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Microbiologist Rodney Bothast adjusts a laboratory fermenter that uses glycerol from vegetable oil. After fermentation and a couple of intermediate steps, the glycerol becomes acrylic acid that can be used to make plastic goods.
Photo by Keith Weller.
