AFP: Famed geneticist creating life form that turns CO2 to fuel

Craig Venter is working on developing bacteria that can generate fuel from waste products. If he pulls it off, it could be a major step in biofuel technology and achieving energy independence.

AFP: Famed geneticist creating life form that turns CO2 to fuel: "'We have 20 million genes which I call the design components of the future,' Venter said. 'We are limited here only by our imagination.'"