ABSTRACT
The discovery of alternative fuels that can be blended with traditional fossil fuels is an urgent global priority. The fossil fuel reserve is gradually depleting, leading to a global oil crisis, which is manifested by price rises and dwindling economies. Currently, biofuels obtained from materials derived from biological sources appear to be one of the most feasible options to meet the growing oil demand. However, various hurdles such as land-use requirements and the limitations of present-day technologies exist in a complete switchover from current fossil fuels to biofuels (Rubin, 2008). While a number of these barriers can be removed by changes at the social and administrative levels, rapid advancements in science and technology will play a signicant role in this direction. Genomics is an area of research lying at the bottom of science and technologies that can signicantly contribute to fuel research from biological sources.
