The synthesis of short chain carboxylic acids through the acetyl-CoA node demonstrates the potential for engineering M. buryatense 5GB1 as a platform for bioconversion of methane to a number of value added industrial chemicals, and presents new opportunities for further diversifying the products obtainable from methane as the feedstock.
Under it communities and groups of communities could receive funding to develop a strategic plan for diversifying employment opportunities, environmental remediation projects, and conversion of underutilized facilities for more productive uses.
So much for diversifying asset classes".
So although the resulting die-offs may not have triggered the original diversification of birds, by eliminating many ecological competitors, the extinction provided opportunities for survivors to diversify and spread, Cracraft says.
In 1861 the outbreak of the American Civil War cut off supplies of cotton to the mills of the north west of England and as a result a number of prosperous mill owners looked for new business opportunities to diversify their interests.
At the individual operator level, perceived opportunities to diversify were often linked to stewardship practices, for instance eco-tourism, accreditation, and uptake of green technologies.
For any student with an inquisitive mind, American universities offer countless opportunities to diversify from the original plan of study, and many American citizens take full advantage of these prospects to obtain education in a variety of fields.
The future of veterinary parasitology is discussed at a time when R&D funding from the pharmaceutical industry is declining, yet the opportunities for veterinary parasitologists to diversify their activities has never been greater.
These features would also have provided opportunities for other organisms to diversify, by creating more varied environments than flat microbial mats could.
But with budgets being cut, the firm is looking for more commercial opportunities as it diversifies into new areas.
