1. What is algae? (Specifically, what kingdom does it belong to and where is it found?)

protist

2. What is another form of biofuel that the article mentions? (Hint! "There's more than _______ in Indiana! Indiana Beach!")

corn

3. When comparing algal biofuel to the biofuel mentioned in your answer to number 2, which one allegedly produces fewer polluntants?

Solazyme

4. How does the algae produce biofuel?

Special algae are grown in bulk; when fed certain sugars, they produce combustible oils that can be used as fuel additives.

1. How long does nature take to produce fuel?

millions of years

2. How long does it take Solazyme to produce fuel?

days

3. Where is Solazyme currently located?

all over the world

a) In what way does their research contribute to the greater good?
The research helps the U.S. military as it seeks new ways for soldiers to transmit information without the enemy knowing.

b) What questions did the scientist pose that led to the research that s/he did?

Instead of trying to decode the inner workings of cells, he used cells to encode some secret messages of his own

c) What field of science does this fall into? (Biology, chemistry, physics, etc.?)

biology

Dear David Walt ,
I enjoyed reading your intriguing article.Your work seems very intresting.I have two qusetions though.How can you build the clever sensors if you could only see them with a microscope.And how can they identify individual proteins inside cells.
                                                                                                           sincerly,
                                                                                                                     Muaz